Piper Davis - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

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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Notes:


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

Multi-Stint Seasons:

Glossary
Basic Batting
Year
Team Lg
Age
Pos
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
CS
BB
SO
IBB
HBP
SH
SF
DP
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
OPS+
BBB
NAL
24
2B
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
.000
-100
BBB
MULT
25
SS
47
196
174
30
48
13
2
2
27
3
18
2
2
0
.276
.351
.408
.759
139
MULT
26
1B
30
123
116
13
23
3
1
2
13
2
6
0
1
0
.198
.238
.293
.531
65
BBB
NAL
27
1B
21
86
78
13
30
3
2
1
11
2
5
0
3
.385
.422
.513
.935
174
BBB
NAL
28
2B
9
39
32
7
9
2
2
0
2
1
7
0
0
.281
.410
.469
.879
158
BBB
NAL
29
2B
11
48
43
9
17
3
3
0
6
1
5
0
0
.395
.458
.605
1.063
198
6
2
SS
119
494
445
72
127
24
10
5
59
9
41
2
6
0
.285
.348
.418
.766
132
162 Game Average
673
606
98
173
33
14
7
80
12
56
3
8
0
.285
.348
.418
.766
132
 
Year
Team Lg
Age
Pos
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
CS
BB
SO
IBB
HBP
SH
SF
DP
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
OPS+
6
Birmingham Black Barons
SS
118
489
442
71
127
24
10
5
59
8
40
2
5
0
.287
.349
.421
.770
134
1
Homestead Grays
1B
1
5
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
.000
.250
.000
.250
-28



Advanced Batting
Year
Team Lg
PA
wOBA
LG
BB%
LG
K%
LG
BB/K
LG
HR%
LG
ISO
LG
BBB
NAL
2
.000
.308
0.0%
7.1%
0.0%
0.7%
.000
.078
BBB
MULT
196
.364
.309
9.2%
7.5%
1.0%
0.4%
.132
.070
MULT
123
.256
.308
4.9%
7.2%
1.6%
0.5%
.095
.070
BBB
NAL
86
.419
.318
5.8%
7.1%
1.2%
0.6%
.128
.090
BBB
NAL
39
.421
.329
17.9%
8.3%
0.0%
0.5%
.188
.076
BBB
NAL
48
.491
.338
10.4%
8.9%
0.0%
0.8%
.209
.095
6
2
494
.362
.315
8.3%
7.5%
1.0%
0.5%
.133
.076
 
Year
Team Lg
PA
wOBA
LG
BB%
LG
K%
LG
BB/K
LG
HR%
LG
ISO
LG
6
Birmingham Black Barons
489
.364
.314
8.2%
7.5%
1.0%
0.5%
.133
.076
1
Homestead Grays
5
.150
.342
20.0%
8.6%
0.0%
0.9%
.000
.103

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