It began as a Bird!

Storm Davis was drafted by the Orioles in the 7th round of the 1979 amateur draft, a starting pitcher out of high school.

After spending just over three years in the minors, Davis was called up to the Orioles at age 20, and he made his major-league debut on April 29, 1982.

Davis pitched two games for the Orioles in the 1983 postseason. In the ALCS against the Chicago White Sox he pitched six shutout innings in the deciding game four, a game the Orioles won 3-0 in ten innings. He also started game four of the World Series against the Phillies with five innings pitched and three runs allowed.

Davis also struck out Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt, and Joe Morgan in consecutive order in Game 4 against the Phillies.

From 1983-1986, Davis made 113 starts and pitched 26 complete games for the Orioles, with an ERA of 3.67. His best year with the Orioles was in 1984, when Davis pitched 225 innings with a 3.12 ERA.

In 944 1/3 innings for the Orioles, Davis racked up a bWAR of 13.3 and an fWAR of 15.8. His 123 games started for the O's ranks 20th all time, and his 202 games is 29th.

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