Red Davis

Red Davis
Red Davis
	Third baseman
	Born: July 15, 1915; Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
	Died: April 26, 2002 (aged 86); Laurel, Mississippi
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	September 9, 1941, for the New York Giants
Last appearance
	September 28, 1941, for the New York Giants
Career statistics
Batting average	.214
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	5
Hits	15
Teams
	New York Giants (1941);

John Humphrey "Red" Davis (July 15, 1915 – April 26, 2002) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball and a longtime manager in the minor leagues. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Davis threw and batted right-handed, stood 5'11" (180 cm) tall and weighed 172 pounds (78 kg).

Davis' major league career consisted of 21 games and 70 at bats during September 1941 as a member of the New York Giants. He collected 15 hits, with three doubles and five runs batted in, for a batting average of .214.

Davis made a more indelible imprint as a minor league skipper, logging 27 years (1949–72; 1974–76) in the farm systems of the Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates, and working at all levels of the minors. He managed at Triple-A with the Minneapolis Millers, Phoenix/Tacoma Giants, Buffalo Bisons, Portland Beavers, Charleston Charlies and Oklahoma City 89ers. His teams won 1,993 games, losing 1,927 (.508) with four league championships.

He died in Laurel, Mississippi, at age 86.

External links

Johnson, Lloyd, ed., The Minor League Register. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1994.