| George A. Davis | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Davis in 1912 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born:(1890-03-09)March 9, 1890 Lancaster, New York | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died: June 4, 1961(1961-06-04) (aged 71) Buffalo, New York | |||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||||||
| July 16, 1912, for the New York Highlanders | |||||||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||||||
| October 7, 1915, for the Boston Braves | |||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 7-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
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George Allen "Iron"Davis Jr. (March 9, 1890 – June 4, 1961) was an American professionalbaseballpitcher. He played all or part of four seasons inMajor League Baseball from 1912 to 1915. He played for theBoston Braves andNew York Highlanders.
When Davis arrived atWilliams College, he had never played baseball and he did not seem athletic enough for it. "His strength was confined to his brains and he had the physique of an Oliver Twist," wroteRing Lardner. Davis neglected his studies in his freshman year because he was working out in the gymnasium and teaching himself to throw a baseball. When Williams coachBilly Lauder saw Davis in the gym one day, he allowed Davis to join the baseball team. He received attention from several major league scouts, and he signed with the New York Highlanders in 1912.[1]
Davis pursued studies atHarvard Law School while he was a major league pitcher. He won only seven career major league games, but one of those games was ano-hitter;[2] he threw the no-hit game for the Boston Braves on September 9, 1914, against thePhiladelphia Phillies.
From 1918 to 1919, Davis served in the U.S. Army. After his military service, he settled inBuffalo, New York and took philosophy, comparative religion and astronomy classes atUniversity at Buffalo. For thirty years he conducted astronomy classes at theBuffalo Museum of Science, where he was also a trustee.
Davis was married to Georgiana "Kiddo" Jones, and they had four children. One of Kiddo's granddaughters said that she had been a suffragette and "the first in her circle to raise her skirts above the ankle."[1]
From 1928 to 1934, Davis was a member-at-large of theBuffalo Common Council, and sought theRepublican nomination for mayor in 1934 unsuccessfully. He practiced law under a family firm before joining what would become Hodgson Russ law firm.
Davis hanged himself in Buffalo, New York on June 4, 1961.[3]
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| Preceded by | No-hitter pitcher September 9, 1914 | Succeeded by |