Charlie Davis (baseball)

Charlie Davis was a baseball player for the Negro Leagues. [1] He was born March 15,1927 in Fort Valley,Georgia. [2]He was scouted for the Negro League by Buck O'Neil to play for the Birmingham Black Barons but was traded to the Memphis Red Sox where he played his career from 1950-1955. [3] He earned the name "whip" from Charlie Pride. [4] He played in the 1953 East West All Star Game. [5] He relieved Satchel Paige in that game. [6] He later managed the Rockdale Rawhides. [7] In 2008 he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in a Special MLB Draft for Former Negro League Baseball Players. He died March 18, 2016 leaving behind 3 daughters and 7 grandchildren.

References

  1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=dpuokuBfRoIC&pg=RA1-PA160&lpg=RA1-PA160&dq=charlie+whip+davis&source=bl&ots=YSK09_2TVL&sig=CqV7vw6fKzdUZtROERSZ3qcbrl8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3QRDVajJNcKkgwS95YGwBQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=whip&f=false
  2. ↑ http://coe.k-state.edu/annex/nlbemuseum/history/players/davis.html
  3. ↑ http://coe.k-state.edu/annex/nlbemuseum/history/players/davis.html
  4. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=WGA7BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT123&lpg=PT123&dq=charlie+whip+davis&source=bl&ots=pFhV7URbJk&sig=xZIq1wbupQ0n0MoGBSP46LnGyLo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3QRDVajJNcKkgwS95YGwBQ&ved=0CFAQ6AEwDA#v=onepage&q=charlie%20whip%20davis&f=false
  5. ↑ http://m.reds.mlb.com/news/article/2788480/
  6. ↑ http://storycorps.org/charlie-whip-davis/
  7. ↑ http://m.reds.mlb.com/news/article/2788480/
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