Time
to go and add “3-Dog” Willie Davis to my long-running 1975 “In-Action”
set, showing him in his sole season as a member of the Montreal Expos:
Davis had a successful year North of the border, hitting .295 with 180
hits with 86 runs scored and 89 runs batted in with 25 stolen bases at
the age of 34.
Somewhat forgotten among his more legendary contemporaries, the man
finished his career with 2561 hits and 398 stolen bases along with 182
homers, with 1217 runs scored and 1053 RBIs between 1960 and 1979.
Along the way he was named to two All-Star games and won three Gold
Gloves, though that was all later on in his career after the age of 30
generally because he was up against some crazy competition, namely guys
like Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson, with
others like Curt Flood and Vada Pinson right behind them.
The National League was absolutely STACKED with legendary talent in the outfield during the 1960s!