Roy Roberts (baseball) explained

Roy Roberts
Position:	Pitcher
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Birth Date:	1894 6, mf=yes
Death Place:	New York
Debutyear:	1916
Debutteam:	Bacharach Giants
Finalyear:	1934
Finalteam:	Cleveland Red Sox
Teams:	Bacharach Giants (–, –) ^[1] Brooklyn Royal Giants Columbus Buckeyes Cleveland Red Sox

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 Publisher: The Society for American Baseball Research (Cleveland OH)
• The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues by James A. Riley Publisher: Carroll & Graf (New York NY)

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

1. http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdf/001871.pdf "Bacharach Giants Win" Evening Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Saturday, August 3, 1918, Page 13, Column 1