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- Crash_Davis abstract "Lawrence Columbus \"Crash\" Davis (July 14, 1919 – August 31, 2001) was an American professional baseball player whose name inspired that of the main character of the 1988 movie Bull Durham. Born in Canon, Georgia, and raised in Gastonia, North Carolina, Davis earned the nickname \"Crash\" at age 14 when he collided with a teammate when chasing down a fly ball. Davis excelled as a middle infielder at Duke University, where he was the captain of the baseball team and a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity until he graduated in 1940.After graduating from Duke, Davis played three seasons for the Philadelphia Athletics, batting .230 in 148 games. He was drafted into the United States Navy in 1942 amid World War II, and was assigned to Harvard University where he helped run the ROTC program. Davis also coached Harvard's baseball and squash teams.When he was discharged from the Navy in 1946, Davis returned to Durham to begin graduate school at Duke and play for the Durham Bulls, then a part of the Carolina League. Davis would play in the minor leagues, with teams including the Reidsville Luckies and the Raleigh Capitals, until 1952.After Bull Durham was released, Davis became a minor celebrity. He befriended the director of the film, Ron Shelton, and Shelton gave him a bit part in his movie Cobb about controversial baseball player Ty Cobb.Davis died on August 31, 2001, from complications of stomach cancer.".
- Crash_Davis birthDate "1919-07-14".
- Crash_Davis birthPlace Canon,_Georgia.
- Crash_Davis birthYear "1919".
- Crash_Davis deathDate "2001-08-31".
- Crash_Davis deathPlace Greensboro,_North_Carolina.
- Crash_Davis deathYear "2001".
- Crash_Davis debutTeam History_of_the_Philadelphia_Athletics.
- Crash_Davis position Second_baseman.
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- Crash_Davis wikiPageLength "4040".
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- Crash_Davis wikiPageWikiLinkText "Crash Davis".
- Crash_Davis wikiPageWikiLinkText "Lawrence "Crash" Davis".
- Crash_Davis bats "Right".
- Crash_Davis birthDate "1919-07-14".
- Crash_Davis birthPlace Canon,_Georgia.
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- Crash_Davis dateOfBirth "1919-07-14".
- Crash_Davis dateOfDeath "2001-08-31".
- Crash_Davis deathDate "2001-08-31".
- Crash_Davis deathPlace Greensboro,_North_Carolina.
- Crash_Davis debutdate "--06-15".
- Crash_Davis debutleague "MLB".
- Crash_Davis debutteam History_of_the_Philadelphia_Athletics.
- Crash_Davis debutyear "1940".
- Crash_Davis finaldate "--09-20".
- Crash_Davis finalleague "MLB".
- Crash_Davis finalteam History_of_the_Philadelphia_Athletics.
- Crash_Davis finalyear "1942".
- Crash_Davis highlights "*Inspiration for character of the same name played by Kevin Costner in the film Bull Durham".
- Crash_Davis name "Crash Davis".
- Crash_Davis name "Davis, Lawrence Crash".
- Crash_Davis placeOfBirth "Canon, Georgia".
- Crash_Davis placeOfDeath "Greensboro, North Carolina".
- Crash_Davis position Second_baseman.
- Crash_Davis shortDescription "American baseball player".
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- Crash_Davis stat1value "0.23".
- Crash_Davis stat2label "Home runs".
- Crash_Davis stat2value "2".
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- Crash_Davis stat3value "43".
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- Crash_Davis teams "*Philadelphia Athletics".
- Crash_Davis throws "Right".
- Crash_Davis title "The Legend of the Real Crash Davis".
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