Roy Roberts (baseball)
Leroy "Roy" Roberts | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: | June 21, 1894|
Died: January 1, 1964 New York | (aged 69)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
debut | |
1916, for the Bacharach Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1934, for the Cleveland Red Sox | |
Teams | |
Leroy ("Roy," "Everready") Roberts (June 21, 1894 - January 1, 1964) was a pitcher in baseball's Negro leagues from 1916 to 1934. He played for several teams, but was mostly associated with the Bacharach Giants. In 1921 he spent a season as the ace pitcher of the Columbus Buckeyes, leading the Negro National League in innings pitched and several other categories while compiling a 7-15 record. His primary pitch was the fastball.
References[]
- The Negro Leagues Book edited by Dick Clark & Larry Lester {1994} Publisher: The Society for American Baseball Research (Cleveland OH) ISBN 0-910137-55-2
- The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues by James A. Riley {1994} Publisher: Carroll & Graf (New York NY) ISBN 0-7867-0959-6
External links[]
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
Categories:
- Bacharach Giants players
- Brooklyn Royal Giants players
- Cleveland Red Sox players
- Columbus Buckeyes (Negro leagues) players
- 1894 births
- 1964 deaths
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- American baseball biography stubs