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In a 16-season career, Davalillo was a .279 hitter (1122-for-4017) with 36 Home Run s, 329 RBI , 509 Runs , 160 Doubles , 37 Triples , and 125 Stolen Base s in 1,458 games.

Davalillo was noted for his ability to get on base and his speed in centerfield. He was a fan favorite during his years with the Indians, and became a valuable role player later in his career.


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  • Davalillo won the first batting title in the Double-A Jacksonville Suns history (.346, 1962).

  • A lifetime .300 hitter in the Mexican League , Davalillo was the league's top hitter at .384 in 1977.

  • Between 1957 and 1987, Davalillo played in the ''Venezuelan Winter League'' for the ''Leones del Caracas'' (1957-74, 1987), ''Portuguesa'' (1975) and ''Tigres de Aragua'' (1976-85). He set lifetime league records that still stand in batting average (.325), hits (1505), games played (1280), at-bat (4633), runs (668), doubles (196) and career seasons (30). Beside this, he won four batting titles and set record in hits (100) in a season. Davalillo retired at 50 years of age.

  • Interesting coincidence: Davalillo's 24 . (Davalillo's record has itself been broken since then).



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