From SABR Encyclopedia
- See Jim Davis in the index for other people with this or a similar name.
| James Bennett Davis
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| Bat/Throw:
| S/L
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| Height:
| 6' 0"
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| Weight:
| 180
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| Born:
| 1924-9-15 at Red Bluff, CA (US)
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| Died:
| 1995-11-30 at San Mateo, CA (US)
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| Interred:
| Cremated
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| Statistics: | Retrosheet
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Jim Davis was a professional player.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in San Francisco, California in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry.
- Listed hobbies as movies, golf and horses.
- Won his first game 10-1 giving up four hits when he started his pro career with in 1946 with Lynn of the New England League.
- Pitching against the Detroit Tigers in a spring training game, hitting a double to tie the score and then winning 2-1 in the ninth inning was his biggest thrill; he held the Tigers to but three hits and picked two runners off first base.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Polytechnic High School.
- Played baseball and baskeball at high school.
Outside of baseball
- Employed in the Motor Vehicle department during the off-season.
- Saw action in Iwo Jima, Japan and other hot spots during the war.
- Played some ball with the Marines during World War II.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
