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.
Lorenzo "Piper" Davis
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Courtesy of the Birmingham Public Library Archives and Faye Davis
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