Roy Roberts (baseball)

Roy Roberts (baseball)

Leroy ("Roy," "Everready") Roberts 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 {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


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