John Davis
John Kirk Davis (born January 5, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during four seasons at the major league level for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and San Diego Padres. He was drafted by the Royals in the 7th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft.
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John (Portrait and landscape photographer) Davis · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Name
- John Davis
- Born
- 5 January 1963
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- baseball player · photographer
- Education
- Centennial High School
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John Kirk Davis (born January 5, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during four seasons at the major league level for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and San Diego Padres. He was drafted by the Royals in the 7th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft.
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Davis played his first professional season with their Rookie league Gulf Coast Royals in 1981, and his last season with the White Sox's Triple-A affiliate, the Nashville Sounds, in 1995.

A young man, seated, with an intense expression in his eyes. Photograph by J. Davis., by John Davis
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A boy smiling and standing next to a wooden chair. Photograph., by John Davis
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• Name — John Davis • Position — Pitcher • Bats — Right • Throws — Right • Born — 5 January 1963 • Birthplace — Chicago, Illinois, U.S. • Debutleague — MLB • Debutdate — July 24 • Debutyear — 1987 • Debutteam — Kansas City Royals • Finalleague — MLB • Finaldate — August 15 • Finalyear — 1990 • Finalteam — San Diego Padres • Statleague — MLB • Stat1label — Win–loss record • Stat1value — 7–9 • Stat2label — Earned run average • Stat2value — 4.92 • Stat3label — Strikeouts • Stat3value — 73 • Teams — *Kansas City Royals • Chicago White Sox (–) • San Diego Padres
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