Edward Arnett Davis (August 26, 1917 – May 13, 1973), nicknamed "Peanuts", was an American Negro league pitcher in the late 1930s,[2] throughout the 1940s, and into the early 1950s.

[5] But the sportswriters also acknowledged that in addition to clowning, he was considered "one of the top pitchers in Negro baseball;" [6] in fact, many fans believed he was as talented as the much better-known Satchel Paige.

[12] His baseball career was interrupted by World War II, and he played for an Army team at Fort Benning, Georgia for three years,[13] while fulfilling his military service.

[14] In addition to his skill at being a comedian, he was known for having an impressive knuckle ball; he even defeated Satchel Paige on several occasions during his career.

Both he and opposing pitcher Gentry Jessup were locked in a pitching duel that was finally called because of darkness.