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Ross Davis
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Pitcher
Born: (1918-07-28)July 28, 1918
Greenville, Mississippi
Died: January 1, 2013(2013-01-01) (aged 94)
Houston, Texas
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1940, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Last appearance
1947, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Teams

Ross "Satchel" Davis (July 28, 1918 – January 1, 2013) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1940, and with the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1943 and 1947. In 1940, he and Willie Hubert tossed a combined no-hitter for Baltimore against the Newark Eagles. Davis served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II.

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