page_title: John Davis (pitcher, born 1883)
hierarchical_section_title: John Davis (pitcher, born 1883)
caption_attribution_description: English: St. Paul Colored Gophers of 1907. Top Row, Jesse Shaeffer, Catcher; Sammie Ransome, 2nd Baseman; Irving Williams, Secretary; Sherman Barton, Center Fielder; Frank Davis, Shortstop; Middle Row, Willis Jones, Left Fielder; George Taylor, 1st Baseman and Captain; P.E. Reid, President and Manager; J.J. Hirshfield, Treasurer; Johnny Davis, Pitcher; Thomas Means, Pitcher; Bottom Row, Fred Roberts, 3rd Baseman; Clarence Lytle, Right Field and Pitcher.
context_page_description: John Barton "Johnny" Davis was a Negro leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
  A 1907 St. Paul newspaper paper noted that Davis and fellow St. Paul Colored Gophers pitcher Clarence Lytle both had No-hitter games to their credit.
  During World War I, when Davis registered for selective service and the draft, he listed he was working for International Harvester as a "dirt shaper" operator. It also listed that he was married to Lizzie Davis.
  Davis died in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1946 at the age of 63.
context_section_description: John Barton "Johnny" Davis (July 13, 1883 – October 7, 1946) was a Negro leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
  A 1907 St. Paul newspaper paper noted that Davis and fellow St. Paul Colored Gophers pitcher Clarence Lytle both had No-hitter games to their credit.
  During World War I, when Davis registered for selective service and the draft, he listed he was working for International Harvester as a "dirt shaper" operator (which may have been a road grader). It also listed that he was married to Lizzie Davis.
  Davis died in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1946 at the age of 63.
caption: The 1907 St. Paul Colored Gophers
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