Glenn Davis (baseball)
| Glenn Davis | |||
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| First baseman | |||
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Born: March 28, 1961 Jacksonville, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 2, 1984, for the Houston Astros | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 23, 1993, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .259 | ||
| Home runs | 190 | ||
| Runs batted in | 603 | ||
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Glenn Earle Davis (born March 28, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. While a member of the Houston Astros in the late 1980s, he finished three times in the top ten in National League MVP balloting (1986, 1988, & 1989). He batted and threw right-handed.
Davis' parents divorced when he was six years old. While attending University Christian School in Jacksonville, Florida, the school's athletic director, George Davis, took an interest in Glenn. While they are not related to Glenn, he and his wife, Norma, practically adopted him, and they are the biological parents of former major league pitcher Storm Davis. Though they are not related, Glenn and Storm have long considered themselves brothers. At University Christian, Glenn and Storm led the Christians to back-to-back state titles (1978–79).
Both were drafted in the 1979 Major League Baseball draft by the Baltimore Orioles upon graduation from University Christian High School (Storm seventh round, Glenn 31st). While Storm chose to sign with the Orioles, Glenn accepted a baseball scholarship and played one season at the University of Georgia and then transferred to Manatee Junior College to make himself eligible sooner for the MLB draft. The Houston Astros selected Davis in the first round of the draft's secondary phase in 1981 and signed him for $50,000.
Davis soon developed into one of the top power hitting prospects in the Astros' farm system, hitting 71 home runs before receiving his first call up to the majors in September 1984. In his first full season, 1985, Davis batted .271 with twenty home runs and 64 runs batted in to finish fifth in National League rookie of the year balloting.
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