Harry Davis (baseball player)

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Harry Davis on a 1912 American Tobacco Company baseball card (Brown Backgrounds (T207)).
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Harry Davis on a 1912 American Tobacco Company baseball card (Brown Backgrounds (T207)).

Harry H. Davis (July 19, 1873 - August 11, 1947) was a Major League Baseball first baseman and right-handed batter who played for the New York Giants (1895-96), Pittsburgh Pirates (1896-98), Louisville Colonels (1898), Washington Senators (1898-99), Philadelphia Athletics) (1901-11, 1913-17), and Cleveland Naps (1912).

Davis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He led the American League in home runs from 1904-1907. He also hit for the cycle on July 10, 1901.

Davis died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 74.

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Preceded by:
Buck Freeman
American League Home Run Champion
1904-1907
Succeeded by:
Sam Crawford
Preceded by:
George Stovall
Cleveland Naps Manager
1912
Succeeded by:
Joe Birmingham