Tommy Davis

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Tommy Davis played for the Mets in 1967. This was his only season in New York during his entire 18-year career in the major leagues. After eight seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Davis came to the Mets with Derrell Griffith in exchange for Jim Hickman and Ron Hunt.

In his lone Mets' season, Davis led the team in many categories. He batted .302 with 16 home runs and 73 runs batted in to give him the team's triple crown. Davis also had the Mets' highest totals with 577 at bats, 126 singles, 72 runs scored and 254 total bases. Tommy's 32 doubles and 174 hits for the season set new team records.

Davis had two 2-homer games for the Mets in '67. The first one came in a 7-3 win over the Reds at Cincinnati on July 13 and the other in a 6-1 win over the Pirates at Shea Stadium on August 12. Tommy homered off the Reds' Mel Queen in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Mets a 3-2 win at Shea on May 9. He hit a grand slam in a 7-2 Mets victory over the Astros in the second game of a doubleheader on July 19 at Shea. Davis also hit a home run against his former team in a 4-1 Mets victory over the Dodgers at Shea on July 23.

Following an outstanding year with the Mets, Davis was traded to the Chicago White Sox with Jack Fisher, Billy Wynne and Buddy Booker on December 15. In return, the Mets received Tommie Agee and Al Weis from Chicago.

Over the next nine years, Davis became a journeyman player. After spending 1968 with the White Sox, Tommy played for the Seattle Pilots in their lone 1969 season. He also became a member of the Astros, Athletics, Cubs, Orioles, Angels and Royals before his retirement in 1976.