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Ross Davis
Pitcher
Born: (1918-07-28)July 28, 1918 Greenville, Mississippi
Died: January 1, 2013(2013-01-01) (aged 94) Houston, Texas
Batted: RightThrew: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Last appearance
1947, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Baltimore Elite Giants (1940) Cleveland Buckeyes (1943, 1947)

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. Davis served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II.

References

1. "Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: Ross Davis". Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
2. "Negro League No-Hitters" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
3. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
• Negro League Baseball Players Association page

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