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James J. "Jumbo" Davis (September 5, 1861 – February 14, 1921) was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between 1884 and 1891, for the Brooklyn Gladiators, St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Statesmen, and two different Kansas City Cowboys teams, one in the Union Association and the other in the American Association.

Jumbo Davis
Third baseman
Born: (1861-09-05)September 5, 1861 New York City
Died: February 14, 1921(1921-02-14) (aged 59) St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 27, 1884, for the Kansas City Cowboys
Last MLB appearance
May 22, 1891, for the Washington Statesmen
MLB statistics
Batting average	.272
Hits	468
Runs batted in	270
Teams
Kansas City Cowboys (UA) (1884) Baltimore Orioles (1886–1887) Kansas City Cowboys (AA) (1888–1889) St. Louis Browns (1889–1890) Brooklyn Gladiators (1890) Washington Statesmen (1891)
Career highlights and awards
American Association triples leader in 1887

See also

• List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders
• List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Jumbo Davis at Find a Grave

Achievements
Preceded by Bill Van Dyke	Hitting for the cycle July 18, 1890	Succeeded by Roger Connor

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