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.
| Johnny Davis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 13, 1883 Kentucky | |
| Died: October 7, 1946 (aged 63) St. Paul, Minnesota | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1902, for the Columbia Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1915, for the Chicago Giants | |
| Teams | |
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
edit- ^ a b "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
- ^ a b "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
edit- Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)