Johnny Davis | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Kentucky | July 13, 1883|
Died: October 7, 1946 St. Paul, Minnesota | (aged 63)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
debut | |
1902, for the Columbia Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1915, for the Chicago Giants | |
Teams | |
John Barton Davis (July 13, 1883 – October 7, 1946) was a Negro leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
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.