Cancer Victim Davis Returns To Baltimore’s Lineup

Eric Davis is ready to play baseball again.

Davis will complete his valiant return from colon cancer surgery when he starts in right field this afternoon for the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a day-night doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians. It will be his first game since undergoing the operation June 13.

“I’m not selfish or trying to make a statement or anything on my own,” Davis said Sunday. “I’ve been a baseball player for a long time. This is what I do. I just consider myself going back to work.

“I knew this day would come. I just didn’t know when or where.”

The timing aspect of his return was much more uncertain than location. From the moment he began working out with the Orioles on Aug. 22, Davis knew exactly where he wanted to make his triumphant return - at Camden Yards.

“I think for the organization, as well as the fans, they deserve it for the support they’ve given me all year,” Davis said.