Piper Davis

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Piper Davis
First baseman/Second baseman/Shortstop
Born: (1917-07-03)July 3, 1917 Piper, Alabama
Died: May 21, 1997(1997-05-21) (aged 79) Birmingham, Alabama
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Professional debut
Birmingham Black Barons 1942
Last professional appearance
Birmingham Black Barons 1950

Lorenzo "Piper" Davis (July 3, 1917 in Piper, Alabama – May 21, 1997 in Birmingham, Alabama) was an American professional baseball player who played in the Negro League from 1942 to 1950 for the Birmingham Black Barons.^[1]

The Boston Red Sox signed Davis as their first black player but he never played for the team.

References

↑ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1699. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics

Persondata
Name	Davis, Piper
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	July 3, 1917
Place of birth
Date of death	May 21, 1997
Place of death

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