Jumbo Davis

Jumbo Davis
Third baseman
Born: (1861-09-05)September 5, 1861 New York, New York
Died: February 14, 1921(1921-02-14) (aged 59) St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 27, 1884 for the Kansas City Cowboys
Last MLB appearance
May 22, 1891 for the Washington Statesmen
Career statistics
Batting average	.272
Hits	468
Runs batted in	270
Teams
Kansas City Cowboys (UA) (1884) Baltimore Orioles (1886–1887) Kansas City Cowboys (AA) (1888–1889) St. Louis Browns (1889–1890) Brooklyn Gladiators (1890) Washington Statesmen (1891)
Career highlights and awards
Led AA in triples in 1887

James J. "Jumbo" Davis (September 5, 1861 in New York, New York – February 14, 1921 in St. Louis, Missouri), is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between 1884 and 1891, for the Brooklyn Gladiators, St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Statesmen, and two different Kansas City Cowboys teams, one in the Union Association and the other in the American Association.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball triples champions
• Hitting for the cycle

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
• Jumbo Davis at Find a Grave