Piper Davis

Piper Davis
First baseman/Second baseman/Shortstop
Born: (1917-07-03)July 3, 1917
Piper, Alabama, U.S.
Died: May 21, 1997(1997-05-21) (aged 79)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
Birmingham Black Barons
1942
Last appearance
Birmingham Black Barons
1950
Career statistics
Batting average.309
Hits159
Managerial record51–27–1
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Lorenzo "Piper" Davis (July 3, 1917 – May 21, 1997) was an American professional baseball player who played in the Negro American League from 1942 to 1950 for the Birmingham Black Barons.[1][2] His nickname was the name of the mining town he was from.[3]

  1. ^ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1699. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.
  2. ^ "Birmingham, Alabama Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Mays, p. 23