Daisy Davis

Daisy Davis
Pitcher
Born: November 28, 1858(1858-11-28) Boston, Massachusetts
Died: November 5, 1902(1902-11-05) (aged 43) Lynn, Massachusetts
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 6, 1884 for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
July 29, 1885 for the Boston Beaneaters
Career statistics
ERA	3.78
Record	16-21
Strikeouts	186
Teams
St. Louis Browns (1884) Boston Beaneaters (1884 – 1885)

John Henry Albert "Daisy" Davis (November 28, 1858 – November 5, 1902) was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played at the major league level in 1884 and 1885 for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Beaneaters.^[1]

Career

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Davis made his big league debut on May 6, 1884 for the Browns. In 25 games with them (24 starts), he went 10-12 with 20 complete games and an ERA of 2.90.^[1] His 6.49 strikeouts per nine innings pitched were second in the American Association that year, and 4.09 strikeout to walk ratio was eighth.^[2] He then appeared in four games for the Beaneaters, completing all of them but going only 1-3 with a 7.84 ERA. Overall, he went 11-15 with 23 complete games in 29 games (28 starts). He had a 3.57 ERA.^[1]

In 1885, he appeared in 11 games, completing 10 of them. He went 5-6 with a 4.29 ERA.^[1] He played his final game on July 29.^[1] Overall, Davis went 16-21 with a 3.78 ERA in 40 games. He completed 33 of the games he pitched. As a batter, he hit .157 in 140 at-bats, and he had a .826 fielding percentage.^[1] Statistically, he is most similar to Stan Yerkes, according to the Similarity Scores at Baseball-Reference.com.^[2]

Following his death of consumption at the age of 43,^[3] he was interred at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Daisy Davis". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/D/Pdavid103.htm. Retrieved March 8, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Daisy Davis". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davisda01.shtml. Retrieved March 8, 2011. 
3. ^ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. TheDeadBallEra. http://www.thedeadballera.com/tooyoung.html. Retrieved March 8, 2011. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Davis, John Henry Albert
Alternative names	Davis, Daisy
Short description	Major League Baseball player
Date of birth	November 28, 1858
Place of birth	Boston, Massachusetts
Date of death	November 5, 1902
Place of death	Lynn, Massachusetts