Tommy Davis, a two-time National League batting champion who won three World Series titles with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. He died at the age of 83.
The Dodgers announced his death Monday. They didn't give a cause of death. Morgana informed them of Davis' death.
Davis was a basketball player at Boys High School in Brooklyn, where he was a teammate of future Hall of Famers. Davis was a long jumper on the track and field team.
Davis was going to sign with the Yankees when he got a phone call from Robinson.
Robinson was playing his final season with the Dodgers when he called Davis to encourage him to sign with the Brooklyn organization. Al Campanis knew that the mother of Davis was a Dodgers fan.
Davis said that his mother wondered who was calling.
A $4,000 bonus was given to Davis for signing with the Dodgers.
Davis was smiling in his publicity photos for his first full season. Pete was worried that Davis was too nice.
When he goes up there, I want him to be mad at everyone in the world, including me.
In 127 games that season, Davis had 17 home runs, 104 RBIs and 68 stolen bases.
After the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles, he was the first batting champion. He won two titles in 1962, when he hit.350 and led the NL in hits, and 1963, when he hit.326.
The L.A. single-season records for hits and runs are still held by Davis. He won three World Series titles.
Davis played for the Dodgers for eight years, but also played for the New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Seattle, Houston, Oakland, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore, California Angels and Kansas City. The three-time All-Star retired in 1976.
He had a career average of
A moment of silence was planned for Davis at the Dodgers game against the Angels.
Davis moved to Arizona a year ago after working in the community relations department.
He is survived by his wife, daughters, sons, and Morgana.
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