Dave Robertson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1889
Place of Birth: Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 05-Nov-1970
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Dave Robertson
- Davis Aydelotte Robertson (September 25, 1889 – November 5, 1970) was an American professional baseball player.
- He was an outfielder over parts of nine seasons with the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Robertson was born in Portsmouth, Virginia.
- He attended North Carolina State University after matriculating at Maury High School and Norfolk Academy.
- In 1916 and 1917, he tied for the National League lead in home runs (with Cy Williams and Gavvy Cravath, respectively) while playing for New York.
- The short-distanced right field fence at the Polo Grounds was a frequent target of long drives hit by Robertson and his Giants' teammate, Benny Kauff.
- Their hits to right field became so much of an issue that National League officials convened following the 1916 baseball season.
- Baseball officials decided to amend Rule #1, which read the shortest distance from a fence or stand on fair territory to the home base should be 235 feet.
- The amendment to the rule changed the shortest distance from a stand or fence to 270 feet.Robertson played for the Giants in the 1917 World Series against the Chicago White Sox, his 11 hits leading the team in the Series in a losing cause.
- A member of the Giants during the 1922 season, he did not make an appearance in the 1922 World Series.
- The champion Giants swept all four games of that Series from their crosstown rival New York Yankees. In a nine-year major-league career, Robertson posted a .287 batting average (812-2830) with 366 runs, 47 home runs and 364 RBI in 804 games played.
- His on-base percentage was .318 and slugging percentage was .409.
- He surpassed the .300 batting mark three times.
- On September 14,1920, he went 5-5 as a member of the Cubs.
- On August 19, 1921, he had 8 RBI in a game as a member of the Pirates.
- Eleven days later, on August 30, he hit for the cycle. Robertson died at the age of 81 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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