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
Career 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);

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]

^ "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.