Eric Davis played for the Baltimore Orioles for two seasons, 1997 and 1998. But the seasons were unforgettable. Like Trey Mancini, he was an outfielder with a big bat who was a popular with the fans.
While playing for the O’s in May of ’97, he started experiencing stomach pains which were strong enough to keep him from playing. After the didn’t go away, he visited John Hopkins University where they ran some tests and discovered the pain was due to a tumor in his colon.
At the time of the diagnosis, Davis was just turning 35 years old.