Roy Roberts (baseball)

American baseball player

Baseball player

Roy Roberts

Pitcher
Born: (1894-06-21)June 21, 1894
Died: January 1, 1964(1964-01-01) (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 (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

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1. ^ "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

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* Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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