| Willie Royster | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 11 April 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Clarksville, Virginia |
| Death Place: | Ocean View, New Jersey |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 3 |
| Debutyear: | 1981 |
| Debutteam: | Baltimore Orioles |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | October 2 |
| Finalyear: | 1981 |
| Finalteam: | Baltimore Orioles |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Games played |
| Stat1value: | 4 |
| Stat2label: | At bats |
| Stat2value: | 4 |
| Stat3label: | Hits |
| Stat3value: | 0 |
| Teams: | |
Willie Arthur Royster (April 11, 1954 – November 23, 2015) was an American professional baseball player. The catcher spent eleven seasons in minor league baseball, with a brief, four-game Major League trial for the Baltimore Orioles. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5feet tall and weighed .
Royster was chosen by the Orioles in the 22nd round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft. He played in the minors from 1972 to 1976 and 1978–1981 — missing the entire 1977 season — until a breakout season with the 1981 Charlotte O's of the Double-A Southern League saw him hit 31 home runs and drive in 88 runs batted in, both career highs.[1] Baltimore recalled him after the September 1 roster expansion.
In Royster's four MLB games played, he appeared as a late-inning defensive replacement and pinch hitter. In his four big-league at bats, he struck out twice and grounded out twice.[2]
He returned to the minors in 1982, and his pro career ended after the 1983 season. He played all but 66 of his 961 minor-league games in the Orioles' organization. Willie died at his home in the Ocean View section of Dennis Township, New Jersey, on November 23, 2015, at the age of 61.[3]