John Davis (pitcher, born 1883)
| John Barton "Johnny" Davis | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: July 13, 1883 Kentucky | |||
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Died: October 7, 1946 (aged 63) St. Paul, Minnesota | |||
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| Professional debut | |||
| 1902 for the Columbia Giants | |||
| Last professional appearance | |||
| 1915 for the Chicago Giants | |||
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John Barton "Johnny" Davis (born July 13, 1883 and died October 7, 1946) was a Negro Leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
The 1907 St. Paul Colored Gophers
A 1907 St. Paul newspaper paper noted that Davis and fellow St. Paul Colored Gophers pitcher Clarence Lytle both had No-hitter games to their credit.[2]
During World War I, when Davis registered for selective service and the draft, he listed he was working for International Harvester as a "dirt shaper" operator (which may have been a road grader). It also listed that he was married to Lizzie Davis.[3]
Davis died in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1946 at the age of 63.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "St. Paul Gophers Base Ball Club" The Appeal, St. Paul, Minnesota, August 31, 1907, Page 3, Columns 3 to 5
- ↑ "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K87Y-FMN : accessed 29 Jan 2013), John Barton Davis
External links
- Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)