Rosey Davis (baseball)
Roosevelt "Rosey" Davis (November 19, 1904 – December 28, 1968) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League from the 1920s to the 1940s.[1]
Biography
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
- ↑ "Roosevelt Davis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Roosevelt Davis". cnlbr.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Roosevelt Davis". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Completed Grave Marker Projects". nlbgmp.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) or Seamheads
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