Piper Davis

Lorenzo Davis

Born: July 3, 1917 in Piper, AL
Died: May 21, 1997 in Birmingham, AL
(79 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 6'3"

Wt: 188

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• High School: Fairfield Industrial HS (Fairfield, AL)
• College: Alabama State Teachers College (Montgomery, AL)
• Buried: Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, AL)
• Played in the Minor Leagues
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All Teammate Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Lester Lockett	5	1942	1946	2.2
Cool Papa Bell	2	1944	1945	1.0
Jim Zapp	1	1948	1948	0.4
Jesse Warren	1	1942	1942	0.4
Cowan Hyde	1	1946	1946	0.2

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Felix McLaurin	3	1942	1944	3.7
Jerry Benjamin	2	1944	1945	1.3
Lloyd Davenport	1	1942	1942	0.8
Freddie Shepard	2	1945	1946	0.2
Sam Jethroe	2	1946	1947	0.2

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ed Steele	7	1942	1948	5.5
Clyde Spearman	1	1943	1943	2.4
Dave Hoskins	1	1944	1944	1.6
Johnny Smith	1	1942	1942	0.7
Babe Charter	1	1943	1943	0.2

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Artie Wilson	5	1944	1948	8.7
Sam Bankhead	2	1944	1945	2.2
Leamon Johnson	1	1943	1943	0.0
Joe Spencer	3	1942	1945	-0.1
Hoss Walker	2	1942	1943	-1.3

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Piper Davis	7	1942	1948	7.7
Tommy Sampson	6	1942	1947	7.0
Walter Cannady	1	1944	1944	0.5
Ray Neil	1	1947	1947	0.2
Harper	1	1945	1945	0.0

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
John Britton	5	1944	1948	0.4
Clyde Nelson	1	1946	1946	0.2
Clarence Lamar	1	1942	1942	0.0
Silas Griffin	1	1947	1947	0.0
Harry Williams	1	1945	1945	0.0

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Buck Leonard	2	1944	1945	3.0
Joe Scott	1	1948	1948	0.5
Leonard Lindsay	1	1943	1943	0.3
Lyman Bostock	2	1942	1946	0.3
James Dailey	1	1945	1945	0.1

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Josh Gibson	2	1944	1945	1.9
Quincy Trouppe	3	1946	1948	0.8
Ted Radcliffe	4	1942	1945	0.5
Paul Hardy	2	1942	1943	0.4
Earl Ashby	1	1947	1947	0.2

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ray Brown	1	1944	1944	4.0
Bill Powell	3	1946	1948	3.2
Johnny Markham	4	1942	1945	2.4
Jehosie Heard	3	1946	1948	1.5
Bill Greason	1	1948	1948	1.2
Diamond Pipkins	1	1942	1942	1.1
Willie Hubert	1	1944	1944	1.0
Roy Welmaker	1	1944	1944	0.9
Dan Bankhead	5	1942	1947	0.8
Alvin Gipson	5	1942	1946	0.6
Eddie Snead	1	1942	1942	0.5
Garnett Blair	1	1944	1944	0.5
John Huber	3	1943	1945	0.4
Spoon Carter	3	1944	1948	0.4
Alonzo Perry	2	1947	1948	0.4
Fay Washington	1	1944	1944	0.3
Edsall Walker	1	1944	1944	0.2
Neck Stanley	1	1945	1945	0.2
Alfred Saylor	3	1943	1945	0.1
Gready McKinnis	3	1942	1944	0.0

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Jimmie Newberry	6	1943	1948	4.1
Alonzo Boone	2	1944	1945	1.7
Gentry Jessup	4	1943	1948	0.4
Curtis Hollingsworth	2	1946	1947	0.4
Robert Keys	1	1942	1942	0.3
Lefty Boone	1	1944	1944	0.2
Felix Evans	1	1946	1946	0.2
Johnny Johnson	1	1944	1944	0.2
Roberto Vargas	1	1948	1948	0.1
Dave Barnhill	1	1945	1945	0.1
Winfield Welch	1	1942	1942	0.0
Chet Brewer	1	1947	1947	0.0
Johnny Williams	4	1943	1947	0.0
Frank Thompson	1	1945	1945	0.0
Willie Young	1	1945	1945	0.0
Specs Ellis	2	1942	1944	-0.1
Jim Cohen	1	1948	1948	-0.1
Sammy Williams	2	1947	1948	-0.1
Ford Smith	1	1947	1947	-0.1
Nat Pollard	3	1946	1948	-0.2

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