Vic Davalillo

Played his first professional game at the age of 18, and his last at the age of 50 in the Mexican Winter League. Davalillo was a small left-handed batter who sort of ran his way into the pitch like Ichiro would years later. He hit .300 five times with four different teams. As a young player he won a Gold Glove in center field for Cleveland. Later he became a valuable pinch-hitter for Tommy Lasorda’s Dodgers. He won World Series rings with the Pirates and A’s.