Steven Michael Davis (born December 30, 1953) is a former right-handed

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for the

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. Davis was drafted by the Cubs at age 21, in the 14th round of the 1976 June amateur draft, out of

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. He did not make his professional debut until 1978, when the Cubs assigned him to AAA Wichita. He played the entirety of the 1978 and 1979 Syracuse seasons and earned a late season call-up to the Cubs in 1979. Davis made his major league debut as a defensive replacement for

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in the ninth inning of 6-0 Cubs loss to the

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on September 23. He had an assist on a groundout but did not bat. On September 25, Davis got the only at-bats of his major league career, playing the entire second game of a doubleheader against the

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at third base. In his first at-bat, he grounded out, but

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scored on the play, earning Davis the only RBI of his career. He ended up 0-for-4 on the day. Davis made one more appearance on September 30, but only appeared in the field as a second baseman. Davis signed with the Toronto Blue Jays organization in the off-season and spent the 1980 and 1981 seasons with the Syracuse Chiefs before retiring from baseball.

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