Roy Roberts (baseball)

Leroy "Roy" Roberts

Pitcher

Born: June 21, 1894

Died: January 1, 1964 (aged 69)
New York

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

debut

1916, for the Bacharach Giants

Last appearance

1934, for the Cleveland Red Sox

Teams

Bacharach Giants (1916–1919, 1922–1926) ^[1]
Brooklyn Royal Giants (1920)
Columbus Buckeyes (1921)
Cleveland Red Sox (1934)

Leroy ("Roy," "Everready") Roberts 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

↑ "Bacharach Giants Win" Evening Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Saturday, August 3, 1918, Page 13, Column 1

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)

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