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	By virtue of his hot start with the Rangers, and his considerable power as a batter, Davis was dubbed "Crush Davis" by local media and fans (a play on "]" from the movie ]).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://newsok.com/davis-off-to-fast-start-with-rangersbrspan-classhl2rangers-promotion-comes-after-23-home-runs-in-minor-leaguesspanbrspan-classhl2former-redhawk-homers-twice-in-first-three-gamesspan/article/3264296/?pg=1\|title=Davis off to fast start with Rangers\|accessdate=2008-08-04\|author=Matt Patterson\|publisher='']''}}</ref>		By virtue of his hot start with the Rangers, and his considerable power as a batter, Davis was dubbed "Crush Davis" by local media and fans (a play on "]" from the movie ]).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://newsok.com/davis-off-to-fast-start-with-rangersbrspan-classhl2rangers-promotion-comes-after-23-home-runs-in-minor-leaguesspanbrspan-classhl2former-redhawk-homers-twice-in-first-three-gamesspan/article/3264296/?pg=1\|title=Davis off to fast start with Rangers\|accessdate=2008-08-04\|author=Matt Patterson\|publisher='']''}}</ref>

	In 2008, 30% of his at bats ended in strikeouts.<ref>]'', 6/2/09, accessed 6/3/09]</ref>

	===2009===		===2009===
	In ] in 2009, Davis led all players in strikeouts, with 26 in 79 at bats, though he batted .304.<ref></ref> This foreshadowed a problem that continued into the regular season.		In ] in 2009, Davis led all players in strikeouts, with 26 in 79 at bats, though he batted .304.<ref></ref> This foreshadowed a problem that continued into the regular season, as through July 5 he was leading all major leaguers in strikeouts, with 114 in 258 at bats.

⚫	Davis hit a milestone when he struck out for the 100th time in 2009 in his 219th ~~regular season~~ at bat, the fewest at bats that a player has needed to reach the 100-strikeout mark.<ref></ref> ~~"It's not the strikeouts that's bothering me, it's just that I'm not having productive at bats," Davis said.<ref></ref>~~

	As of July 5 Davis was leading all major leaguers in strikeouts, with 114 in 258 at bats (a pace of 231 strikeouts), and had made contact with the ball only 58.2% of the time that he had swung at pitches, worst in the majors.<ref>]'', 7/7/09, accessed 7/16/09]</ref><ref></ref> He had struck out in 41% of his plate appearances, nearly 25% more often than ] struck out while setting the all-time single-season record of 204 strikeouts in 2008, with a strikeout rate of 33%.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> He was batting .202, with a .256 on base percentage, and 15 ]s.<ref></ref>

		⚫	Davis hit a milestone when he struck out for the 100th time in 2009 in his 219th at bat, the fewest at bats that a player has needed to reach the 100-strikeout mark.<ref></ref>
	On July 5, Davis was optioned to the minors, as ]came off the ].

			On July 5, Davis was optioned to the minors to make room for ] who was coming off the ]. He was only batting .202 with 114 strikeouts, but did have 15 ]s in 258 at bats.<ref></ref>
	On July 12, Davis said he felt he was is ready to return to Texas.<ref></ref>

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Baseball player

Chris Davis

Texas Rangers – No. 19
First baseman
Bats: LeftThrows: Right
debut
June 26, 2008, for the Texas Rangers
Career statistics (through All-Star break)
Batting average	.246
Home runs	32
Runs batted in	88
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Texas Rangers (2008–present)

Christopher Lyn Davis (born March 17, 1986, in Template:City-state) is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Texas Rangers.

Professional career

Davis was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the fifth round of the 2006 MLB Draft.

2008

On June 26, 2008, the Rangers called up Davis from Triple-A Oklahoma, and that day he made his major league debut in a game against the Houston Astros, getting a hit in his first Major League at bat. Davis started his first Major League game at first base on June 27, 2008, and hit his first Major League home run during the game. He also homered the next day, becoming the first Texas Ranger to homer in both of his first two Major League starts.

By virtue of his hot start with the Rangers, and his considerable power as a batter, Davis was dubbed "Crush Davis" by local media and fans (a play on "Crash Davis" from the movie Bull Durham).

2009

In spring training in 2009, Davis led all players in strikeouts, with 26 in 79 at bats, though he batted .304. This foreshadowed a problem that continued into the regular season, as through July 5 he was leading all major leaguers in strikeouts, with 114 in 258 at bats.

Davis hit a milestone when he struck out for the 100th time in 2009 in his 219th at bat, the fewest at bats that a player has needed to reach the 100-strikeout mark.

On July 5, Davis was optioned to the minors to make room for Josh Hamilton who was coming off the disabled list. He was only batting .202 with 114 strikeouts, but did have 15 home runs in 258 at bats.

References

Matt Patterson. "Davis off to fast start with Rangers". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2008-08-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
Sortable Player Stats
Davis on record strikeout pace
Hamilton returns, Davis sent to Triple-A

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs

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