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Vic Davalillo, a two-time World Series champion who spent 16 seasons in the major leagues and won a Gold Glove in 1964, has died. He was 84 or 87, depending on conflicting sources. Davalillo died on Wednesday in Caracas after an emergency surgery due to an intestinal obstruction and renal insufficiency. Davalillo finished with a .279 average, 36 homers, 329 RBIs and 125 steals, winning World Series titles with the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates and 1973 Oakland Athletics.
