Sports World Nostalgia: Chili Davis

Inspired by a random FSN reference, I give you YCS's first regular feature: Sports World Nostalgia.
Whenever one of our staff members feels so inclined to bring up a random, often-forgot player from our past (no Michael Jordans or Wayne Gretzkys) find a picture of him, career stats, and let's appreciate some of the former stars that time has essentially swept under the rug.

Today's feature: Chili (Bowl) Davis




Chili was the poster-boy for consistency, playing 19 seasons in the majors. He had a career .274 batting average, .360 OBP, and .451 slugging. And until Chipper Jones passed him recently, Chili stood in third place for all-time home runs by a switch hitter with 350. Only Mickey Mantle (536) and Eddie Murray (504) have more, and they have way more. Davis stands 72nd overall in home runs.

He came up with the Giants, but back problems forced him into a DH role, and therefore into the American League, where he first played for the California Angels. What we probably remember him best for was his two years in Minnesota, specifically 1991, when he hit 29 home runs and went to the World Series, where he hit another two dingers to help the Twins win the championship. After Minnesota, he went back to the Angels, and like any good aging star, he wrapped his career up with the Yankees.
What you might not remember (neither Vinnie or I did) is that between Angels II and the Yankees Chili played a year in Kansas City, where he hit a career-high 30 home runs.

Well that's about it for ol' Chili Bowl. I tried to find out where he is now, and to the best of my knowledge, he is currently an analyst for ESPN. If anyone can confirm or update this information, please do.

P.S. The random reference on FSN: Chili Davis apparantly holds the title of hitter struck out the most times by Roger Clemens.