Eric Davis Biography

Eric Davis, born May 29, 1962, made his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds at age 21 on May 19, 1984. He spent eight seasons with the Reds, earning two National League All-Star selections during his tenure. In 1987, he became the first major league player to hit three grand slams in a single month and to record at least 30 home runs and 50 stolen bases in one season. Davis, a native of Los Angeles, California, was selected by the Reds in the eighth round of the 1980 amateur draft from John C. Fremont High School. He won a World Series title with the Reds in 1990, when they swept the Oakland Athletics in four games. In 1996, he returned to the Reds and was honored as the comeback player of the year. As a youth, he competed against future NBA player Byron Scott at Baldwin Hills Park and Recreation Center starting at age 12.