John Humphrey "Red" Davis (July 15, 1915 – April 26, 2002) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball and a longtime manager in the minor leagues. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Davis threw and batted right-handed, stood 5'11" (180 cm) tall and weighed 172 pounds (78 kg).
Davis' major league career consisted of 21 games and 70 at bats during September 1941 as a member of the New York Giants. He collected 15 hits, with three doubles and five runs batted in, for a batting average of .214.
Davis made a more indelible imprint as a minor league skipper, logging 27 years (1949–72; 1974–76) in the farm systems of the Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates, and working at all levels of the minors. He managed at Triple-A with the Minneapolis Millers, Phoenix/Tacoma Giants, Buffalo Bisons, Portland Beavers, Charleston Charlies and Oklahoma City 89ers. His teams won 1,993 games, losing 1,927 (.508) with four league championships.
He died in Laurel, Mississippi, at age 86.
Preceded by Eddie Stanky |
Minneapolis Millers manager 1957 |
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Preceded by Franchise established |
Phoenix Giants manager 1958–1959 |
Succeeded by Franchise transferred |
Preceded by Franchise established |
Tacoma Giants manager 1960–1962 |
Succeeded by Andy Gilbert |
Preceded by Kerby Farrell |
Buffalo Bisons manager 1966 |
Succeeded by Lou Fitzgerald |
Preceded by Johnny Lipon |
Portland Beavers manager 1968–1969 |
Succeeded by Al Federoff |
Preceded by | Charleston Charlies manager 1972 |
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Preceded by Frank Lucchesi |
Oklahoma City 89ers manager 1974–1975 |
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