Willie Davis RIP (1 Viewer)

[Eephus]

Davis' B-R Page

2561 career hits in spite of playing in a pitcher friendly park in a pitcher friendly era. Two WS rings but was the defensive goat of the 1966 loss to the Orioles.

Tribute by Bruce Jenkins

He addressed the world at a slow, measured pace, never in a rush. He basically let life come to him. Even as he approached home plate with a bat in his hands, he struck the impression of a man wearing shades at the far corner table of a jazz club.

There was lightning inside him. He turned it loose at the crack of the bat. Like so many good left-handed hitters, he crushed the low fastball, drilling it up the alleys on a laser path. That's when Willie Davis struck fear in the hearts of every opponent, because that would be a triple.

 

[Dave Baker]

Easily my favorite baseball player ever. I'm looking now into interviewing some in the Dodger's organization in order to write a short bio about him (or long for that matter.

RIP Three Dog.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

What happened in that game in the World Series against the Twins?

 

[Eephus]

What happened in that game in the World Series against the Twins?

Davis did OK in the 65 series against the Twins, but made three errors in an inning in game two of the Orioles sweep in 1966. He wasn't the only one who had a bad game that day. You won't win many games with 4 hits and 6 errors.

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