Wallace McArthur "Butch" Davis (born June 19,1958) is an American former professional baseballoutfielder and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 through 1994.
During his active career,Davis played for five different teams in parts of eight seasons spanning 1983–1994. Listed at 6 feet (1.8m) tall and 185 pounds (84kg),Davis batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Martin County,North Carolina.[1]
Davis had a promising debut,hitting a .344/.359/.508 slash line (BA/OBP/SLG) with 62 total bases in 33 games,but never again came close to matching those numbers in his next seven seasons.[1]
Davis also played 13 seasons in the Minor Leagues,batting a combined .297/.346/.456 line with 291 stolen bases in 1440 games. [2]
Following his playing career,Davis has been a long-time hitting coach in the Orioles minors system,mainly at Double-A Bowie Baysox (2000;2003–2005;2013–2014),as well as a roving outfield and bunting instructor in the farm system (2007–2012). Additionally,he managed the Gulf Coast League Orioles (1997–1998) and Class-A Delmarva Shorebirds (1999).[2]
Davis was hired to be the hitting coach for the Orioles AAA affiliate Norfolk Tides for the 2018 season. He was named the fundamentals coach for the Bowie Baysox prior to the 2020 season.[5]
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