Ross Davis (baseball)

Ross Davis
Pitcher
Born: (1918-07-28)July 28, 1918
Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: January 1, 2013(2013-01-01) (aged 94)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
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 – January 1, 2013) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1940, and with the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1943 and 1947. In 1940, he and Willie Hubert tossed a combined no-hitter for Baltimore against the Newark Eagles. Davis served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II.

In 1940, Davis appeared in two games for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.

References

  1. ↑ "Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: Ross Davis". Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Negro League No-Hitters" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  4. ↑ Treto Cisneros, Pedro (1994). Enciclopedia del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). Revistas Deportivas. p. 680.