Vic Davalillo

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.

HIGHLIGHTS

All-Star (1965)

Gold Glove Award (1964)

One of only three American League hitters that reached the .300 plateau in 1965 ( Tony Oliva , .321 - Carl Yastrzemski , .312 - Davalillo .301).

Four-time oldest player in MLB (1977-80; 40-43)

FACTS

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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Vic Davalillo