In a preseason tune - up in April of that year , Davis struck out eight Black Yankees in three innings of work .
After a brief tenure with the New York Black Yankees , Davis arrived in Cleveland in 1943 for his first stint with the Buckeyes .
In a preseason tune - up in April of that year , Davis struck out eight New York Black Yankees   in three innings of work .
After a brief tenure with the New York Black Yankees , Davis arrived in Cleveland in 1943 for his first stint with the Buckeyes .