Baseball player
| Jumbo Davis | |
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| Third baseman | |
| Born: (1861-09-05)September 5, 1861 New York City | |
| Died: February 14, 1921(1921-02-14) (aged 59) St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Batted: LeftThrew: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 27, 1884, for the Kansas City Cowboys | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 22, 1891, for the Washington Statesmen | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .272 |
| Hits | 468 |
| Runs batted in | 270 |
Stats at Baseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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James J. "Jumbo" Davis (September 5, 1861 – February 14, 1921) was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between 1884 and 1891, for the Brooklyn Gladiators, St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Statesmen, and two different Kansas City Cowboys teams, one in the Union Association and the other in the American Association.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders
- List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Jumbo Davis at Find a Grave
| Achievements | ||
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| Preceded byBill Van Dyke | Hitting for the cycle July 18, 1890 |
Succeeded byRoger Connor |
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- 1861 births
- 1921 deaths
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Baseball players from New York City
- 19th-century baseball players
- 19th-century American sportsmen
- Kansas City Cowboys (UA) players
- Kansas City Cowboys (AA) players
- Baltimore Orioles (AA) players
- Washington Statesmen players
- St. Louis Browns (AA) players
- Brooklyn Gladiators players
- Quincy Quincys players
- Bay City (minor league baseball) players
- Brockton (minor league baseball) players
- Burials at Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis)
- American baseball third baseman stubs