Davis began his professional baseball career with the Class ATopeka Jayhawks of the Western League in 1929.[2] After seven years of minor league baseball, he made his MLB debut with the Reds on July 11, 1936.[3] His final game with the Reds came on August 17, 1939. He returned to minor league baseball for the 1940–42 and 1945 seasons.[2]
Born in Glen Rose, Texas, Davis died in Duncan, a month short of his 90th birthday.