Claude Edwin Davenport (May 28, 1898 – June 13, 1976), nicknamed "Big Dave", was a

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pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

who played in with the

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. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in

Runge, Texas Runge is a town in Karnes County, Texas, United States. The town is pronounced "Run-Gee". The population was 892 at the 2020 census. Geography Runge is located in eastern Karnes County at (28.885172, –97.712769), along Texas State Highway 72. ...

, and died in

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. He was the brother of former major leaguer

Dave Davenport David W. Davenport (February 20, 1890 – October 16, 1954), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1914 to 1919. Davenport went on to play for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers, and the St. Louis B ...

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