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Saul Davis Notable

b. February 22, 1901 · Birmingham Black Barons 1925, 1932, Memphis Red Sox 1927–1928, 1930, Cleveland Tigers 1928, Chicago American Giants 1929–1930, Detroit Stars 1931, Cleveland Red Sox 1934

Saul Davis played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1925 and closing with the Cleveland Red Sox in 1934.

Across 288 games he batted .240, with 241 hits and 118 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 36 doubles and 34 stolen bases. He went 0 and 3 with a 5.97 earned run average, pitching 31.7 innings in 8 games. He struck out 6.

He played 131 games at shortstop, with 307 assists and 68 errors. He turned 33 double plays.

He was born in Monticello, AR, USA on February 22, 1901, and died on February 8, 1994. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1925 BBB 411161438 312 16506 .328
1927 MRS 873203168 1034 257012 .212
1928 CTG/MRS 532012654 1111 24609 .269
1929 CAG 471592333 321 12814 .208
1930 CAG/MRS 26791315 300 7802 .190
1931 DS 2595623 610 12301 .242
1932 BBB 41424 010 1200 .286
1934 CRS 52236 000 3000 .273
Career 2881006118241 3698 10039134 .240

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1925 BBB 0372 031.238 211865.97
1927 MRS 0010 00.00 020
Career 0382 031.238 21206 5.97

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1901

Born February 22, 1901

Monticello, AR, USA

1994

Died February 8, 1994