Ross Davis (baseball)
American baseball player
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Ross "Satchel" Davis (July 28, 1918 – January 1, 2013) was an 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. In 1940, he and Willie Hubert tossed a combined no-hitter for Baltimore against the Newark Eagles.[1][2] Davis served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II.[3]
| Ross Davis | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 28, 1918 Greenville, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| Died: January 1, 2013 (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 | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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