Rosey Davis (baseball)

Roosevelt Davis (November 19, 1904 – December 28, 1968) was an American Negro league pitcher from the 1920s to the 1940s.[1]

Rosey Davis
Pitcher
Born: (1904-11-19)November 19, 1904
Bartlesville, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: December 28, 1968(1968-12-28) (aged 64)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1924, for the St. Louis Stars
Last appearance
1945, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Career statistics
Win–loss record96–62
Earned run average4.07
Strikeouts672
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Biography

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A native of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Davis made his Negro leagues debut with the St. Louis Stars in 1924. Known for his spitball and emery ball,[2] he enjoyed a career that lasted over 20 years.[3] Davis died in Chicago, Illinois in 1968 at age 64. His grave was marked by the Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project in 2005.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Roosevelt Davis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  2. ^ "Roosevelt Davis". cnlbr.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Roosevelt Davis". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "Completed Grave Marker Projects". nlbgmp.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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