Eric Keith Davis was born in Los Angeles, California, one of three children, to Jimmy and Shirley Davis. He has one brother named Jim, Jr., and one sister named Sharletha. Jimmy worked at a … See more

In his first full year of professional baseball, Davis stole 40 bases in 62 games.
When Davis first appeared in the major leagues in 1984, his physical talents gave him the … See more

In May 1997, while in the midst of an impressive start of leading the AL in Batting in April, his numbers began to slump quickly, and soon after Davis was diagnosed with colon cancer. By September, while he was still in treatment, Davis returned to … See more

The beginning of the end for Davis's career began in 1999. He spent three injury-plagued seasons with St. Louis and San Francisco before retiring in 2001.
In 1999, Davis wrote his autobiography, Born to Play, in which he credited Pete Rose for … See more

In 1,626 games over 17 seasons, Davis posted a .269 batting average (1430-for-5321) with 938 runs, 239 doubles, 26 triples, 282 home runs, 934 RBI, 349 stolen bases, 740 bases on balls, .359 on-base percentage and .482 slugging percentage. He finished his … See more

Davis was the childhood idol of comedian Ron Sexton, as well as his most famous character from The Bob and Tom Show, Donnie Baker. Donnie (and Sexton) frequently appeared in character in Davis's #44 Reds jersey, and stated on numerous occasions that … See more

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