Lorenzo "Piper" Davis

Bibb County native Lorenzo "Piper" Davis (1917-1997) was a star player for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League during the 1940s, and later was the team's manager. Davis also played for the Harlem Globetrotters for a time and worked as a baseball scout later in his career.

Portrait of Lorenzo 'Piper' Davis, Birmingham Black Barons manager and baseball star
Courtesy of the Birmingham Public Library Archives and Faye Davis
Portrait of Lorenzo 'Piper' Davis, Birmingham Black Barons manager and baseball star