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Satchel Davis

Ross Davis

Born: July 28, 1918 in Greenville, MS
Died: January 1, 2013 in Houston, TX
(94 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 6'1"

Wt: 165

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Notes:

• Buried: St. Mary's Cemetery (Nada, TX)

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1939	CBR	NAL	20	SP	0	1	.000	1	1		0	0	0	0.2	5	4	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	54.00	7
1940	BEG/ROM	MEX/NN2	21	SP	1	0	1.000	5	2		1	0	1	16.2	2	2	6	0	10	6	0	0	0	63	1.08	474
1943	CBE	NAL	24	SP	1	3	.250	5	4		1	0	0	26.0	33	27	40	2	10	22	0	0	0	132	9.35	40
1947	CBE	NAL/WS	28	SP	1	0	1.000	4	2		1	0	1	13.0	8	3	13	1	2	6	0	0	3	56	2.08	239
4	4			SP	3	4	.429	15	9		3	0	2	56.1	48	36	65	3	23	34	0	0	3	260	5.75	67
162 Game Average					9	11	.429	43	26		9	0	6	159.2	136	102	184	9	65	96	0	0	9	737	5.75	67

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
4	Negro Leagues				3	4	.429	13	9		3	0	2	50.2	48	36	65	3	19	32	0	0	3	240	6.39	61
1	vs Latin Leagues				0	0		2	0		0	0		5.2	0	0	0		4	2			0	20	0.00	0

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1	Jacksonville Red Caps			-	0	1	.000	1	1		0	0	0	0.2	5	4	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	54.00	7
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			SP	1	0	1.000	3	2		1	0	1	11.0	2	2	6	0	6	4	0	0	0	43	1.64	325
1	Diablos Rojos del México			RP	0	0		2	0		0	0		5.2	0	0	0		4	2			0	20	0.00	0
2	Cleveland Buckeyes			RP	2	3	.400	9	6		2	0	1	39.0	41	30	53	3	12	28	0	0	3	188	6.92	55

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1939	CBR	NAL	20	SP	0.2		10.50	1.33		0.0%	13.1%		11.1%	7.9%		0.00	1.66		0.0%	0.8%
1940	BEG/ROM	MEX/NN2	21	SP	16.2		0.96	1.56		9.5%	11.6%		15.9%	9.7%		0.60	1.18		0.0%
1943	CBE	NAL	24	SP	26.0		1.92	1.32		16.7%	12.0%		7.6%	7.5%		2.20	1.60		1.5%	0.5%
1947	CBE	NAL/WS	28	SP	13.0		1.15	1.59		10.7%	11.3%		3.6%	10.0%		3.00	1.23		1.8%	0.7%
4	4			SP	56.1		1.56	1.45		13.1%	11.9%		8.8%	8.5%		1.48	1.39		1.3%	0.7%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
4	Negro Leagues				50.2		1.66	1.44		13.3%	11.9%		7.9%	8.4%		1.68	1.41		1.3%	0.7%
1	vs Latin Leagues				5.2		0.71	1.54		10.0%	11.9%		20.0%	9.5%		0.50	1.25

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1	Jacksonville Red Caps			-	0.2		10.50	1.33		0.0%	13.1%		11.1%	7.9%		0.00	1.66		0.0%	0.8%
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			SP	11.0		1.09	1.56		9.3%	11.3%		14.0%	9.9%		0.67	1.15		0.0%	1.4%
1	Diablos Rojos del México			RP	5.2		0.71	1.54		10.0%	11.9%		20.0%	9.5%		0.50	1.25
2	Cleveland Buckeyes			RP	39.0		1.67	1.41		14.9%	11.9%		6.4%	8.1%		2.33	1.47		1.6%	0.6%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1939	CBR	NAL	20	SP	1	9	8	5	6	0	1	0	0		1	0		0	0		0	.750	.778	1.000	1.778
1940	BEG/ROM	MEX/NN2	21	SP	5	63	37	2	6	1	0	0	0		10	6		0	0		0	.162	.340	.189	.530
1943	CBE	NAL	24	SP	5	132	120	33	40	8	4	2	0		10	22		0	2		0	.333	.385	.517	.901
1947	CBE	NAL/WS	28	SP	4	56	48	8	13	1	0	1	6	0	2	6		3	3		1	.271	.340	.354	.694
4	4			SP	15	260	213	48	65	10	5	3	6	0	23	34		3	5		1	.305	.381	.441	.822

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
4	Negro Leagues				13	240	213	48	65	10	5	3	6	0	19	32		3	5		1	.305	.370	.441	.812
1	vs Latin Leagues				2	20	0	0	0						4	2		0				.000	1.000	.000	.000

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Jacksonville Red Caps			-	1	9	8	5	6	0	1	0	0		1	0		0	0		0	.750	.778	1.000	1.778
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			SP	3	43	37	2	6	1	0	0	0		6	4		0	0		0	.162	.279	.189	.468
1	Diablos Rojos del México			RP	2	20	0	0	0						4	2		0				.000	1.000	.000	.000
2	Cleveland Buckeyes			RP	9	188	168	41	53	9	4	3	6	0	12	28		3	5		1	.315	.372	.470	.842

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