Butch Davis (baseball)

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Butch Davis
Outfielder
Born: June 19, 1958 (1958-06-19) (age 49)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 23, 1983
for the Kansas City Royals
Final game
July 31, 1994
for the Texas Rangers
Career statistics
Batting average     .243
Home runs     7
Runs batted in     50
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Wallace McArthur Davis (born June 19, 1958, in Martin County, North Carolina) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He is an alumnus of East Carolina University.

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 12th round of the 1980 MLB amateur draft, Davis would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Kansas City Royals on August 23, 1983, and appear in his final game on July 31, 1994.

Butch made a brief cameo appearance in the 1988 film Bull Durham, starring Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon.

Following his retirement as a player, Butch began his coaching career. He has been with the Baltimore Orioles minor league system for several years and is currently serving as their roving outfield instructor.

He is married with two children and lives in North Carolina.


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