"Lawrence Columbus \"Crash\" Davis (July 14, 1919 \u2013 August 31, 2001) was an American professional baseball player whose name inspired that of the main character of the 1988 movie Bull Durham. Born in Canon, Georgia, and raised in Gastonia, North Carolina, Davis earned the nickname \"Crash\" at age 14 when he collided with a teammate when chasing down a fly ball."@en . . . "2001-08-31Z"^^ . "Crash Davis"@en . "American baseball player" . "1919Z"^^ . . . . . "Davis, Lawrence Crash"@en . "1919-07-14Z"^^ . "2001Z"^^ .