"Mike Davis spent 10 seasons in the major leagues, where he played for Billy Martin and next to Rickey Henderson. He topped 20 home runs twice and stole more than 20 bases three times. He was, by all measures, an exceptional player. Yet in Los Angeles he's remembered - when he's remembered at all - for just one plate appearance. "One thing in 10 years," Davis sighs, more in acceptance than disappointment. "That's boiling your career down.""
"That trip to the plate ended in a two-out walk. Yet without that walk, Kirk Gibson doesn't hobble out of the dugout to hit one of the most memorable home runs in Dodger history. Without that walk, the Dodgers don't win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series - and maybe they don't win the World Series at all. And without that walk Vin Scully never utters one of his memorable calls: "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened!""
Mike Davis spent 10 seasons in the major leagues, topping 20 home runs twice and stealing more than 20 bases three times. He is often remembered in Los Angeles for one plate appearance: a two-out walk in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series that enabled Kirk Gibson's iconic pinch-hit home run and a Vin Scully call. The walk helped the Dodgers win Game 1 and arguably the series. Since his playing days Davis, now 66, has experienced financial ups and downs, divorce, multiple careers, a reunited relationship with his father, and spiritual challenges brought on by politics.
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