Rosey Davis (baseball)

Rosey Davis
Rosey Davis
	Pitcher
	Born: November 19, 1904; Bartlesville, Oklahoma, U.S.
	Died: December 28, 1968 (aged 64); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1924, for the St. Louis Stars
Last appearance
	1945, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Negro National League I, East–West League, Negro National League II, & Negro American League statistics
Win–loss record	96–62
Earned run average	4.07
Strikeouts	672
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	St. Louis Stars (1924–1932); Chicago American Giants (1929); Kansas City Monarchs (1930); Indianapolis ABCs (1931); Pollock's Cuban Stars (1932); Cleveland Stars (1932); Columbus Blue Birds (1933); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1934–1935); New York Black Yankees (1936–1938); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1937); Newark Eagles (1938); Monterrey Industriales (1939); Memphis Red Sox (1939–1940); New York Black Yankees (1940); Cincinnati/Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (1943–1945); Cleveland Buckeyes (1945);
Career highlights and awards
	Negro American League ERA leader (1945); Negro National League I wins leader (1925);

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 2024-11-09.
^ "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

[1] "Roosevelt Davis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-11-09.

[2] "Roosevelt Davis". cnlbr.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[3] "Roosevelt Davis". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

[4] "Completed Grave Marker Projects". nlbgmp.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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