| Daisy Davis | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 28, 1858 Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Died: November 5, 1902 (aged 43) Lynn, Massachusetts |
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| Batted: Unknown | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 6, 1884 for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 29, 1885 for the Boston Beaneaters | |
| Career statistics | |
| ERA | 3.78 |
| Record | 16-21 |
| Strikeouts | 186 |
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John Henry Albert "Daisy" Davis (November 28, 1858 – November 5, 1902) was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played at the major league level in 1884 and 1885 for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Beaneaters.[1]
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Davis made his big league debut on May 6, 1884 for the Browns. In 25 games with them (24 starts), he went 10-12 with 20 complete games and an ERA of 2.90.[1] His 6.49 strikeouts per nine innings pitched were second in the American Association that year, and 4.09 strikeout to walk ratio was eighth.[2] He then appeared in four games for the Beaneaters, completing all of them but going only 1-3 with a 7.84 ERA. Overall, he went 11-15 with 23 complete games in 29 games (28 starts). He had a 3.57 ERA.[1]
In 1885, he appeared in 11 games, completing 10 of them. He went 5-6 with a 4.29 ERA.[1] He played his final game on July 29.[1] Overall, Davis went 16-21 with a 3.78 ERA in 40 games. He completed 33 of the games he pitched. As a batter, he hit .157 in 140 at-bats, and he had a .826 fielding percentage.[1] Statistically, he is most similar to Stan Yerkes, according to the Similarity Scores at Baseball-Reference.com.[2]
Following his death of consumption at the age of 43,[3] he was interred at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn.[1]