Willie Davis

Who was Willie Davis?

William Henry Davis was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Los Angeles Dodgers. At the end of his career he ranked seventh in major league history in putouts and total chances in the outfield, and third in games in center field; he was also ninth in National League history in total outfield games, and won Gold Glove Awards from 1971 to 1973. He had 13 seasons of 20 or more stolen bases, led the NL in triples twice, and retired with the fourth most triples by any major leaguer since 1945. He holds Los Angeles club records for career hits, runs, triples, at bats, total bases and extra base hits. His 31-game hitting streak in 1969 remains the longest by a Dodger. At one point during the streak, when the team was playing at home, the big message board at Dodger Stadium quoted a message from a telegram sent to Davis and the team from Zack Wheat, the team's former record holder, at his home in Missouri.