WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Former first baseman Chris Davis, who twice led the majors in home runs, has been elected to the Orioles Hall of Fame.

Pitcher Storm Davis is the senior Hall of Fame inductee, and former executive and scout Jim Russo was chosen for the Herb Armstrong Award for non-uniformed personnel.

The three honorees will be recognized at a luncheon on July 31 at Camden Yards hosted by the Oriole Advocates, founders of the club’s Hall of Fame. The on-field induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, Aug. 1 before the 7:05 p.m. game against the Phillies.

Information on purchasing tickets for the luncheon will be announced at a later date. Tickets for the induction ceremony can be purchased at Orioles.com/Tickets.

Chris Davis played parts of 10 seasons with the Orioles, retiring in 2021, and batted .230/.318/.459 with 178 doubles, two triples, 253 home runs, 656 RBIs and 592 runs scored in 1,151 games. His home run total ranks sixth in franchise history.

The Orioles acquired Davis, who set the club records in 2013 for homers (53), RBIs (138), extra-base hits (96) and total bases (370) on his way to a Silver Slugger Award and third-place finish in Most Valuable Player voting, from the Rangers on July 30, 2011 for Japanese pitcher Koji Uehara. Pitcher Tommy Hunter also came over to the Orioles in the deal.

Davis re-signed with the Orioles as a free agent to a record seven-year, $161 million contract in January 2016 but had his career shortened due to injury, including hip surgery. He was 6-for-52 with no homers and one RBI in 16 games in 2020 before his retirement.

Storm Davis spent six of his 13 seasons with the Orioles, including five as a starter from 1982-86 before returning in 1992 as a reliever. He was 61-43 with five saves and a 3.63 ERA with 539 strikeouts in 202 career games with the Orioles and won Game 4 of the 1983 World Series.

Comparisons were made to Hall of Famer Jim Palmer after Davis, at age 21, went 13-7 with a 3.59 ERA in 200 1/3 innings in 1983.

The Orioles have honored their Scout of the Year with the Jim Russo Award since 2003. He passed away in February 2004.

Russo began his scouting career with the St. Louis Browns in 1951 and moved with the team to Baltimore in 1954. He retired after the 1986 season following 36 years with the franchise, including 33 with the Orioles. As a scout, he helped sign Palmer, Davey Johnson, Boog Powell and Eddie Watt, among others, and as a cross-checker was involved in the drafting or signing of Mark Belanger, Rich Dauer, Doug DeCinces, Mike Flanagan, Dave Ford, Kiko Garcia and Bobby Grich.

Russo also is credited with recommending trades that brought Frank Robinson, Mike Cuellar, Lee May, Ken Singleton, Ross Grimsley, Mike Torrez, Pat Dobson, Don Stanhouse and Doyle Alexander to Baltimore. He was named special assistant to the general manager in 1966, serving primarily as an advance scout.

As for today’s game against the Astros in West Palm Beach, Dylan Beavers leads off and plays center field, Colton Cowser is in right field, Samuel Basallo is catching and Coby Mayo is the designated hitter.

Levi Wells gets the start, his first in the Grapefruit League after two relief appearances that produced four runs and four hits in 3 1/3 innings.

MLB Pipeline ranks Wells as the No. 15 prospect in the system. Baseball America puts him 14th.

The Astros are starting right-hander Lance McCullers Jr.

For the Orioles
Dylan Beavers CF
Colton Cowser RF
Samuel Basallo C
Bryan Ramos 3B
Coby Mayo DH
Ryan Noda 1B
José Barrero SS
Luis Vázquez 2B
Will Robertson LF

Levi Wells RHP

For the Astros
Joey Loperfido LF
Jose Altuve 2B
Yordan Álvarez DH
Christian Walker 1B
Cam Smith RF
Yainer Diaz C
Brice Matthews CF
Riley Unroe 3B
Jax Biggers SS

Lance McCullers Jr. RHP

Update: Left-handers Andrew Magno, Eric Torres and Josh Walker are listed today behind Wells.

Kyle Bradish starts Wednesday against the Pirates in Sarasota, Cade Povich Friday against the Phillies in Clearwater and Trevor Rogers Saturday against the Pirates in Bradenton.