Willie Davis

Willie Davis doesn't get nearly enough love in the Dodger pantheon, and that's always bugged me. This guy patrolled center field at Dodger Stadium for over a decade with a combination of speed and range that made him one of the most exciting outfielders of his era — he wasn't just there for the ride when L.A. won the World Series in 1963 and 1965, he was a key piece of those championship teams. A kid from Mineral Springs, Arkansas who made it all the way to the top of the baseball world, then extended his career in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league, showing the kind of adaptability that only the genuinely talented can pull off. His Gold Glove recognition only scratches the surface of how good his defense was. Gone since 2010, but the man absolutely earned his place in Dodger history.

Name (English)

Willie Davis

Name (Japanese)

ウィリー・デービス

Reading

うぃりー・でーびす

Born

April 15, 1940 – March 9, 2010

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dragon

Origin

Mineral Springs, Arkansas, United States

Height

186 cm

Occupation

baseball player

High school

Theodore Roosevelt High School

Awards & achievements

• Rawlings Gold Glove Award

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%20(%E9%87%8E%E7%90%83)

Tags

• Arkansas
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.