he was invited to join another Liga Nacional club, Tuzos de Zacatecas, but the circuit folded before he played for the Gophers. Winter League career Davalillo kept playing in the Venezuelan Winter League until the age of 50. All told, he played in 30 seasons between 1957 and 1987: 19 for the Leones del Caracas (1957-58 through 1974–75, 1986-87) One for "Tibuleones" de Portuguesa (1975-76) 10 for the Tigres de Aragua (1976–77 through 1985-86). Davalillo retired after appearing in the 1987 Caribbean Series. Other leagues in Venezuela 1959-60: Liga Occidental Zuliana (postseason reinforcement 1983: Liga Centro Occidental 1985-86: Liga de Verano (as player-manager) 1985: Liga Instruccional "Angel Millán" Career statistics In a 16-year major-league career, Davalillo played in 1,458 games, accumulating 1,122 hits in 4,017 at bats for a .279 career batting average along with 36 home runs, 329 runs batted in, a .315 on-base percentage, 509 runs, 160 doubles, 37 triples, and 125 stolen bases. He finished his career at center field with a .988 fielding percentage, ranking him 61st among major league center fielders since . In the Venezuelan Winter League, he set lifetime league records that still stand in batting average (.325), hits (1,505), games played (1,280), at-bats (4,633), runs (668), doubles (196), runs batted in (483) and career seasons (30). Beside this, he won four batting titles and set record in hits (100) in a season. The 2019 biography Vitico al Bate credits him with 4,158 total base hits as a professional: Along with 1,505 regular-season hits in the Venezuelan winter league, 131 in that league's postseason and 21 more in All-Star games Along with 1,122 in the major leagues, 10 more in MLB postseason play and one in the All-Star Game Along with 379 in the U.S. minors, three in a minor-league All-Star game 829 in Mexico 130 in other Venezuelan leagues 27 in the Caribbean Series and Inter-American Series This total may not account for U.S. minor-league postseason games. Note also that La Enciclopedia del Beisbol Mexicano'' credits Davalillo with 782 in the Mexican League. Uncertainty exists around totals in the Liga Nacional. Honors In 1987, the ballpark in Cabimas, Zulia, was renamed Estadio Víctor Davalillo. The Most Valuable Player award in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League is also named after him. In 2003, Davalillo was selected to the inaugural class of the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The Venezuelan winter league