| Tommy Davis | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Tommy_Davis_1958.jpeg) Davis with the Victoria Rosebuds, c. 1958 | |
| Left fielder / Designated hitter | |
| Born: March 21, 1939 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: April 3, 2022 (aged 83) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 22, 1959, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1976, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .294 |
| Hits | 2,121 |
| Home runs | 153 |
| Runs batted in | 1,052 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Herman Thomas Davis Jr. (March 21, 1939 – April 3, 2022) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left fielder and third baseman from 1959 to 1976 for ten different teams, most prominently for the Los Angeles Dodgers where he was a two-time National League batting champion and was a member of the 1963 World Series winning team.
During an 18-year baseball career, Davis batted .294 with 153 home runs, 2,121 hits and 1,052 runs batted in (RBI) in 1,999 career games.[1] He was also a talented pinch hitter, batting .307 (62-for-202) in his career.[2] In 1962, he finished third in the MVP voting after leading the major leagues in batting average, hits and runs batted in.[1]
Davis' 153 RBIs in that season broke Roy Campanella's team record of 142 in 1953 and remains the franchise record; his 230 hits are the team record for a right-handed batter (second most in franchise history behind only Babe Herman's 241 in 1930), and his .346 average was the highest by a Dodgers right-handed hitter in the 20th century until it was broken by Mike Piazza in 1997 with .362.
- ^ a b "Tommy Davis Career Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Tommy Davis Career Batting Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.