James J. "Jumbo" Davis (September 5, 1861 – February 14, 1921) was a
Major League Baseball
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third baseman
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. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between 1884 and 1891, for the
Brooklyn Gladiators
The Brooklyn Gladiators were a Major League Baseball team in the American Association during the 1890 season. They were last in the league with a 26–73 record when the franchise folded on August 27, 1890.
History
The Gladiators were managed b ...
,
St. Louis Browns
The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they ...
,
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles (also known as the O's) are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. As one of the America ...
,
Washington Statesmen, and two different Kansas City Cowboys teams,
one
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in the
Union Association
The Union Association was an American professional baseball league which competed with Major League Baseball, lasting for just the 1884 season. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season.
Seven of the twelv ...
and
the other in the
American Association.
See also
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List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders
In baseball, a Triple (baseball), triple is recorded when the ball is hit so that the Batting (baseball), batter is able to advance all the way to third base, Run (baseball), scoring any Baserunning, runners who were already on base, with no Erro ...
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List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle
In baseball, completing hitting for the cycle, the cycle is the accomplishment of hit (baseball), hitting a single (baseball), single, a double (baseball), double, a triple (baseball), triple, and a home run in the same game. In terms of freque ...
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Retrosheet*
1861 births
1921 deaths
Major League Baseball third basemen
Baseball players from New York City
19th-century baseball players
19th-century American sportsmen
Kansas City Cowboys (UA) players
Kansas City Cowboys (AA) players
Baltimore Orioles (AA) players
Washington Statesmen players
St. Louis Browns (AA) players
Brooklyn Gladiators players
Quincy Quincys players
Bay City (minor league baseball) players
Brockton (minor league baseball) players
Burials at Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis)
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