Spencer Davis (baseball)

Spencer Davis
Infielder
Born: (1908-06-23)June 23, 1908
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Died: January 27, 1981(1981-01-27) (aged 72)
Salisbury, North Carolina
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1938, for the Jacksonville Red Caps
Last appearance
1942, for the New York Black Yankees
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William Spencer Davis (June 23, 1908 – January 27, 1981) was an American baseball infielder in the Negro leagues.[1]

A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Davis played from 1938 to 1942 with the Jacksonville Red Caps, Atlanta Black Crackers/Indianapolis ABCs and New York Black Yankees. He served in the US Army during World War II.[2] Davis died in Salisbury, North Carolina in 1981 at age 72.

  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  2. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.