David Alvin Revering (born February 12, 1953) is an
American
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former
professional baseball
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player. He appeared in 557
games
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as a
first baseman
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,
designated hitter
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and
pinch hitter
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in
Major League Baseball
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from 1978 to 1982 for four
American League
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teams. He batted left-handed and threw right handed, and was listed as tall and .
Early career
Born in
Roseville, California
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, Revering graduated from
Bella Vista High School. He was drafted by the
Cincinnati Reds
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in the seventh round of the
1971 Major League Baseball Draft. Revering developed into a top prospect for the Reds, hitting as many as 29
home runs
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and driving in 110
runs for
Indianapolis Indians
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in . The Reds announced a trade in which they would acquire disgruntled
Cy Young Award
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winning
pitcher
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Vida Blue
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from the
Oakland Athletics
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in exchange for Revering and $1.75 million at the
Winter Meetings
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on December 9, 1977. Commissioner
Bowie Kuhn
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vetoed the transaction on January 30, . A new deal was struck one month later on February 25 when the Reds sent Revering and cash to Oakland for
Doug Bair
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Career Pittsburgh Pirates
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.
Oakland A's
Upon his acquisition, Revering immediately assumed first base duties for the A's, batting .271 with sixteen home runs and 46
runs batted in
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his rookie season. The A's lost 108 games in , however, Revering emerged as something of a star for the lowly club, hitting nineteen home runs and driving in 77 (both career highs) while batting .288.
For his career in Oakland, Revering batted .279 with 52 home runs and 195 RBIs. On May 20, , he,
Mike Patterson and minor leaguer Chuck Dougherty were traded to the
New York Yankees
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for
Jim Spencer
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and
Tom Underwood
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.
New York Yankees
Revering assumed Jim Spencer's job of backing up
Bob Watson
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at first base. He batted .235 with two home runs and seven RBIs seeing limited action during the
strike shortened season, however, he did make the post-season for the only time in his career. He made two appearances in the
1981 American League Division Series as a late inning defensive replacement, but did not have an
at-bat
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. He logged two at-bats in the
1981 American League Championship Series against the A's, collecting a
single
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in the Yankees' 13-3 game two victory. Though the Yankees reached the
1981 World Series
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, Revering did not make an appearance.
1982-83
A month into the season, the Yankees dealt Revering to the
Toronto Blue Jays
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, with minor leaguers
Tom Dodd and Jeff Reynolds for
John Mayberry
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High ...
. In August, the Blue Jays offered Revering the choice of accepting a demotion to the minor leagues or his release; Revering picked the latter on August 2. Shortly afterwards, he signed with the
Seattle Mariners
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; however, he was released at the end of the season. Revering joined the
Detroit Tigers
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for
spring training
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, but did not make the club. He was offered a minor league assignment, but chose to retire instead.
References
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Sports Illustrated
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1953 births
Living people
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Baseball players from California
Gulf Coast Reds players
Indianapolis Indians players
Major League Baseball first basemen
New York Yankees players
Oakland Athletics players
Seattle Mariners players
Sportspeople from Roseville, California
Tampa Tarpons (1957–1987) players
Toronto Blue Jays players
Trois-Rivières Aigles players