Tommy Davis was a great young player.  He won the National League batting title in 1962 and 1963.  He drove in 153 runs in 1962, remarkable!

He reached the majors in 1959 at the age of 20, and when he was done 18 years later, he had played 1,999 games and had over 2,100 hits. He was on the pennant-winning Los Angeles Dodgers teams in 1963, 1965, and 1966.

He suffered a broken ankle in 1965, causing him to miss most of the season.  Afterwards, while he was still a high-average hitter, he lost most of his power and started moving from team to team after being traded to the New York Mets following the 1966 season.

He did play for division winners Oakland A's in 1971 and Baltimore Orioles in 1973 and 1974, where he was the first full-time designated hitter in the team's history.

Although he is best remembered for his play with the Dodgers, he hit over .300 with Oakland in 1971 and Baltimore in 1973. He played for ten teams in his career, hitting over .300 for four different teams and compiling a lifetime .294 batting average during a period that has been called the second dead-ball era.

His .320 batting average as a pinch hitter is the highest of any batter with at least 150 at bats in the role, tied with Alex Arias.

He became a hitting coach after his retirement as a player.

He was an original player with the Jim Bouton Ball Four Seattle Pilots.  He also played with the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, California Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers.

This card is number 10, the "WALK" card, in the Topps 1968 game card inserts that came out in 1968.  I twas signed in blue ballpoint pen - "TOM DAVIS" - for me when it was issued.

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