 In , in what would become the "Year of the Pitcher", Davis led the White Sox in hitting with a .268 average–27 points higher than the White Sox' co-leaders, Ken Berry and Don Buford, had hit in 1967.In October 1968 Davis was selected by the Seattle Pilots in the expansion draft.During the season he batted .271 in 123 games with the Pilots before being traded to the Houston Astros, where he hit .241; his 20 stolen bases that year were a career high.