#23 Chili Davis, OF, DH (1988-90, 1993-96)

Chili Davis was originally signed by the Angels as a Free Agent in December 1987. In three seasons, he put up solid numbers as an outfielder, and won the AL Player of the Month Award for 7/88, before signing with the Twins for their World Series championship season of ’91. After a pair of seasons in Minnesota, Chili returned to Anaheim as a Free Agent. As the Angels’ DH, Chili put up better numbers in his second tour of duty – averaging 25 HR and 94 RBI over four seasons.

Chili’s best season was 1994, when he batted .311, with 26 HR, 84 RBI, a .410 OB% (9^th), a .561 SLG% (7^th), a .971 OPS (4^th), and 15.1 AB/HR (5^th) as he represented the Angels in the All-Star game. Chili was such a respected hitter, that four of his intentional walks totals rank among the team’s Top Ten season totals (’88, ’89, ’93, ’95). Chili even pitched two perfect innings for the Angels in 1993.

            After the 1996 season, Chili was traded to the Royals for Mike Bovee and Mark Gubicza. In 7 combined seasons as an Angel, Chili ranks among the team’s career Top Ten with:

- a .365 OB% (7^th)

- a .829 OPS (8^th)

- 3,491 at bats (9^th)

- 520 runs (10^th)

- 973 hits (9^th)

- 1,620 total bases (8^th)

- 156 home runs (6^th)

- 618 RBI (5^th)

- 493 walks (5^th)

- 329 extra base hits (9^th)

- 1,468 times on base (7^th)

- 40 sacrifice flies (7^th)

- 76 intentional walks (3^rd)