Lloyd Davenport

Lloyd Benjamon Davenport (October 11, 1911 – September 1, 1985) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played for several clubs of the Negro and Minor leagues during 17 seasons spanning from 1934 to 1953. Listed at 5' 4" , 150 lb. , Davenport batted and threw left-handed. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was nicknamed "Ducky".

A five-time Negro league All-Star, he also played in the Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela leagues.

Davenport managed to hit .300 or better in five Negro leagues seasons, collecting batting averages of .302 (1937).360 (1938).364 (1939).333 (1942) and .395 (1945). He later spent four seasons in the Mexican League from 1945 to 1948. and for the Venezuelan Navegantes del Magallanes in 1949–50. He later played for the Elmwood Giants of the Mandak League in 1951.

Davenport missed the 1940 season, and spent the 1941 season with Memphis before he joined the Birmingham Black Barons and thus began an odyssey that saw him play for several teams over the course of the next several years, including the Kansas City Monarchs and the Cincinnati/Cleveland Buckeyes. Davenport retired from baseball after the 1945 season.