Robert Edward Davis was a professional baseball

Professional baseball

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 pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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, 1958 and 1960, for the Kansas City Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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Early life

An alumnus of the Great Neck, New York

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, public schools, Davis, who was Jewish, pitched for Yale University

Yale University

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. Davis earned a masters degree in history.

Baseball career

Following the 1960 season, Davis was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft for $75,000 ($ today). However, rather than report to the Angels, Davis retired and returned to Yale to continue his education.

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