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Babe Davis

Willie Lyndon Davis
(Country; W. L.)

Born: September 10, 1908 in Clarke County, GA
Died: July 18, 1981 in Athens, GA
(72 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 5'10"

Wt: 180

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Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Babe Davis	4	1937	1940	0.8
Jabbo Andrews	1	1939	1939	0.7
Red Longley	1	1940	1940	0.2
Vic Harris	1	1939	1939	0.1
Alex Crumbley	1	1938	1938	0.0

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Neil Robinson	1	1940	1940	1.9
Don Pelham	2	1937	1938	1.0
Verdell Mathis	1	1940	1940	0.9
Jerry Benjamin	1	1939	1939	0.7
Red Hadley	3	1937	1939	0.2

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
David Whatley	1	1939	1939	1.2
Donald Reeves	3	1937	1939	0.7
Thompson	1	1939	1939	0.1
Jim Williams	1	1939	1939	0.1
Edgar Pope	1	1938	1938	0.0

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Tommy Butts	2	1938	1939	0.9
Ormond Sampson	1	1937	1937	0.1
Jelly Jackson	1	1939	1939	0.1
T. J. Brown	1	1940	1940	0.0
Leo Sims	1	1938	1938	-0.1

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Sam Bankhead	1	1939	1939	1.7
Fred Bankhead	1	1940	1940	1.1
Bennie Fields	1	1938	1938	-0.1
Horatio Lamar	1	1939	1939	-0.2
Gabby Kemp	3	1937	1939	-0.4

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Marlin Carter	2	1938	1940	0.9
Henry Spearman	1	1939	1939	0.3
Ralph Jefferson	1	1939	1939	0.2
Jesse Warren	1	1940	1940	0.2
Jimmy Shamberger	1	1938	1938	0.1

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Buck Leonard	1	1939	1939	2.7
Red Moore	2	1938	1939	2.0
Jelly Taylor	1	1940	1940	0.3
Jack Thornton	1	1937	1937	-0.4

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Josh Gibson	1	1939	1939	3.2
Oscar Boone	1	1939	1939	0.9
Bill Cooper	3	1937	1939	0.8
Joe Greene	2	1937	1938	0.8
Larry Brown	1	1940	1940	0.4

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Eddie Dixon	2	1938	1939	2.7
Roy Partlow	1	1939	1939	2.7
Eugene Bremer	1	1940	1940	1.7
Felix Evans	4	1937	1940	1.4
Willie Hutchinson	1	1940	1940	1.4
Edsall Walker	1	1939	1939	1.2
Lefty Wilson	1	1940	1940	1.0
Ping Burke	1	1937	1937	0.9
Telosh Howard	3	1937	1939	0.8
Specs Roberts	1	1939	1939	0.8
Red Howard	1	1938	1938	0.5
Ray Brown	1	1939	1939	0.4
Tom Parker	1	1939	1939	0.0
Bo Mitchell	1	1938	1938	-0.4

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Junius Savage	1	1940	1940	0.7
William Newman	1	1940	1940	0.3
Roosevelt Davis	1	1940	1940	0.2
Roy Welmaker	2	1937	1939	0.2
Willie Ferrell	1	1939	1939	-0.1
William Sumrall	1	1940	1940	-0.1
Auburn Nelson	1	1937	1937	-0.2
Tee Mitchell	1	1939	1939	-0.4
Lafayette Dumas	1	1940	1940	-0.8
Jimmy Reese	2	1937	1938	-0.9

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