Piper Davis
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Piper Davis was a prominent Negro League baseball player and manager, best known for his leadership and talent with the Birmingham Black Barons during the 1940s and early 1950s.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball player
ⓘ
baseball manager ⓘ baseball player ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ |
| basedIn | Birmingham, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Lorenzo "Piper" Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Lorenzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important figure in Negro league baseball history ⓘ |
| knownAs | prominent Negro league star ⓘ |
| league | Negro leagues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedTeam | Birmingham Black Barons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Piper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped develop young Birmingham Black Barons players ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership with the Birmingham Black Barons
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talent as a Negro league infielder ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball manager
ⓘ
baseball player ⓘ |
| playedDuringEra | segregated baseball era ⓘ |
| playedInLeague | Negro American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
first baseman
ⓘ
second baseman ⓘ |
| role | player-manager ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team | Birmingham Black Barons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
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