Ross Davis (baseball)
| Ross Davis | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: July 28, 1918 Greenville, Mississippi | |||
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Died: January 1, 2013 (aged 94) Houston, Texas | |||
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| Negro league baseball debut | |||
| 1940, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1947, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |||
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Ross "Satchel" Davis (July 28, 1918 [1] - January 1, 2013) was an African-American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played with the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1940, and with the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1943 and 1947. He served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II.[2]
References
- ↑ http://coe.k-state.edu/annex/nlbemuseum/history/players/davisr.html
- ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
- Negro League Baseball Players Association page
- NLB museum
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