Peaches Davis Explained

Peaches Davis
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:31 May 1905
Birth Place:Glen Rose, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Duncan, Oklahoma, U.S.
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 11
Debutyear:1936
Debutteam:Cincinnati Reds
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 17
Finalyear:1939
Finalteam:Cincinnati Reds
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:27–33
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:3.87
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:123
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Roy Thomas "Peaches" Davis (May 31, 1905 – April 28, 1995) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher from 1936 to 1939. He played for the Cincinnati Reds.

Davis' family moved to Duncan, Oklahoma as a child. Davis graduated from Duncan High School and played football at Oklahoma Baptist.[1]

Davis began his professional baseball career with the Class A Topeka Jayhawks of the Western League in 1929.[2] After seven years of minor league baseball, he made his MLB debut with the Reds on July 11, 1936.[3] His final game with the Reds came on August 17, 1939. He returned to minor league baseball for the 1940–42 and 1945 seasons.[2]

Born in Glen Rose, Texas, Davis died in Duncan, a month short of his 90th birthday.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Peaches' Davis baseball exhibit opens. Gregor. Tamara. The Duncan Banner. February 6, 2024. February 17, 2024.
  2. Web site: Peaches Davis Minor Leagues Statistics & History . baseball-reference.com . sports-reference.com . January 10, 2020.
  3. Web site: Boston Bees 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 . July 11, 1936 . retrosheet.org . January 10, 2020.