 That was one smart, astute man. And I had to learn it the hard way because I was his daughter. Let's start with the basics. First off, the name Piper was just a nickname. His actual name was Lorenzo Davis. That's Jeb Stewart, lawyer and Society for American Baseball researcher who we heard from in episode one. He was born over in Bibb County in a mining camp called Piper, Alabama. His dad was a miner.