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Spencer Davis

1908–1981

United States

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William Spencer Davis (June 23, 1908 – January 27, 1981) was an American professional baseball infielder in the Negro leagues. A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Davis played from 1938 to 1942 with the Jacksonville Red Caps, Atlanta Black Crackers/Indianapolis ABCs and New York Black Yankees. He served in the US Army during World War II. Davis died in Salisbury, North Carolina in 1981 at age 72.

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