Eric Davis

Eric Keith Davis (born May 29, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is a former center fielder for several Major League Baseball teams, most remembered for the years he spent with the Cincinnati Reds.

At his best, Davis was one of the most feared combinations of power and speed in recent baseball history; sadly, he was also highly injury-prone, never playing more than 135 games in any season. His injuries led him to retire after the 1994 season, but he came back in 1996. Early in the 1997 season, he was diagnosed with colon cancer, but came back by the end of that season after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor, followed by a round of chemotherapy. He finally retired for good in 2001.

Teams

• Cincinnati Reds (1984–1991, 1996)
• Los Angeles Dodgers (1992–93)
• Detroit Tigers (1993–94)
• Baltimore Orioles (1997–98)
• St. Louis Cardinals (1999–2000)
• San Francisco Giants (2001)

Highlights

• Twice National League All-Stars (1987, 1989)
• 3-time Gold Glove Award (1987–89)
• Twice Silver Slugger Award (1987, 1989)
• Second in stolen bases (NL 1986, 80 – behind Vince Coleman, 107)
• TSN Comeback Player of the Year Award (1996)
• Roberto Clemente Award (1997)
• Hutch Award (1997)
• Tony Conigliaro Award (1997)
• Best season: 1987
  • .293 batting average
  •    37 home runs
  •  100 RBI
  •    50 stolen bases
• Stole 80 bases in 1986 with 27 homers in only 415 At Bats.
• Holds the Baltimore Orioles hitting streak record with 30 games in 1998.

Career Statistics

• Games Played: 1626
• At Bats: 5321
• Hits: 1430
• Runs: 938
• Doubles: 239
• Triples: 26
• Home Runs: 282
• Runs Batted In: 934
• Batting Average: .269
• Stolen Bases: 349
• Played 17 seasons from 1984 to 2001.

See also

• 30–30 club
• Hitting for the cycle
• Top 500 home run hitters of all time
• List of athletes on Wheaties boxes

Books

Autobiography: Born To Play, 1999, ISBN 0–670–88511–8

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com – career statistics and analysis
• Eric Davis at Baseball Library
• Eric Davis at PreventCancer.org