Vic Davalillo, 2-time World Series champion, dies after emergency surgery

12.12.2023 - 03:45 foxnews.com

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Vic Davalillo, a two-time World Series champion outfielder who played for six teams over the course of his 16-year career, died after having emergency surgery due to intestinal obstruction and renal insufficiency, his daughter said Monday.

Davalillo was 84 or 87, depending on conflicting reports, according to the Associated Press. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Vic Davalillo #18 of the Pittsburgh Pirates poses for a photo prior to the game against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium on an unknown date in Queens, New York. (Louis Requena/MLB Photos via Getty Images) The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Davalillo’s death on X. "We are saddened by the loss of Vic Davalillo, a member of our 1971 World Champion team," the team said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Davalillo family." The Venezuela native made his Major League debut in 1969 for the Cleveland Indians.

He played more than five seasons with the Indians and earned his only Gold Glove Award in 1964. He was also selected to his first and only All-Star Game in 1965.

He was traded to the California Angels in the middle of the 1968 season and then the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1969 season.

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