masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgFirst baseman Chris Davis has been selected as the winner of the 2015 Louis M. Hatter Most Valuable Oriole Award by members of the local media who cover the team on a regular basis.
Davis also won the award in 2013 after leading the majors and setting a club record with 53 home runs. He’s the 13th Oriole to win the award multiple times, joining Adam Jones (’12, ’11), Brian Roberts (’09, ’05), Miguel Tejada (’06, ’04), Rafael Palmeiro (’98, ’96, ’95), Cal Ripken, Jr. (’91, ’90, ’88,…

First baseman Chris Davis has been selected as the winner of the 2015 Louis M. Hatter Most Valuable Oriole Award by members of the local media who cover the team on a regular basis.

Davis also won the award in 2013 after leading the majors and setting a club record with 53 home runs. He’s the 13th Oriole to win the award multiple times, joining Adam Jones (’12, ’11), Brian Roberts (’09, ’05), Miguel Tejada (’06, ’04), Rafael Palmeiro (’98, ’96, ’95), Cal Ripken, Jr. (’91, ’90, ’88, ’83), Eddie Murray (’88, ’85, ’84, ’83, ’82, ’81, ’78), Ken Singleton (’79, ’77, ’75), Jim Palmer (’73, ’72), Brooks Robinson (’71, ’64, ’62, ’60), Frank Robinson (’71, ’67, ’66), Boog Powell (’70, ’69) and Stu Miller (’65, ’63).

Balloting was conducted with voting on a 5-3-1 basis. Also receiving votes were Jones, Manny Machado, Zach Britton, Darren O’Day and Caleb Joseph. The Orioles don’t reveal the second and third-place finishers, but it’s probably safe to assume that Machado was runner-up to Davis.

Chris Davis laughing.jpgDavis enters tonight’s scheduled game against the Yankees leading the majors with 45 home runs, ranking fourth with 112 RBIs and ninth in slugging percentage at .549. His 45 homers are the fifth-highest single-season total in Orioles history. He’s the first Oriole to post two separate 40-homer seasons.

Davis currently leads all Orioles hitters in multiple offensive categories, including home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage, OPS (.904) and walks (81), and he ranks second in runs scored (96).

Since the All-Star break, Davis leads the Orioles with 26 home runs, 60 RBIs, 43 walks and 52 runs scored, while also ranking second in doubles (14). He’s tied for second in hits (73).

Davis leads the club with a .285 average (73-for-256), .398 on-base percentage and .645 slugging percentage in that span.

There’s more, of course. Davis recently passed Brady Anderson for sole possession of third place on the Camden Yards all-time home runs list with 93, and he ranks 10th on the Orioles home runs list with 159. He’s hit two walk-off home runs this year and has accounted for three of the Orioles’ nine walk-off hits.

Davis will receive the MVO award during an on-field ceremony prior to Sunday’s regular season finale against the Yankees at Camden Yards.