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Willie Davis

Davis was named TSN Minor League Player of the Year in 1960, and was generally considered the fastest man in baseball. The Dodgers ' regular centerfielder for 13 years, Davis ranks high in virtually every all-time Dodger offensive category. His 31-game hitting streak in 1969 was the longest in 24 years, and he later had another streak of 25 games. A three-time Gold Glove winner, Davis also twice led the NL in errors. He committed a WS-record three errors, all in the fifth inning of Game Two in 1966. In 1965, he set a WS record with three stolen bases in a game, and in '62, he and Maury Wills set a new NL record for stolen bases by two teammates with 136 (Wills had 104, Davis 32). Traded four times between December 1973 and October 1975, Davis played in Japan before a brief final tour as an Angel. (TG)