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Rosey Davis

Pitcher

Born: November 19, 1904
Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Died: December 28, 1968 (aged 64)
Chicago, Illinois

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

debut

1924, for the St. Louis Stars

Last appearance

1945, for the Cleveland Buckeyes

Teams

St. Louis Stars (1924–1932)
Chicago American Giants (1929)
Kansas City Monarchs (1930)
Indianapolis ABCs (1931)
Pollock's Cuban Stars (1932)
Columbus Blue Birds (1933)
Pittsburgh Crawfords (1934–1935, 1937)
New York Black Yankees (1936–1938)
Newark Eagles (1938)
Memphis Red Sox (1939–1940)
Cincinnati Clowns (1943–1945)
Cleveland Buckeyes (1945)

Roosevelt Davis (November 19, 1904 – December 28, 1968) was an American Negro league pitcher from the 1920s to the 1940s.

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, he enjoyed a career that lasted over 20 years. Davis died in Chicago, Illinois in 1968 at age 64. His grave was marked by the Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project in 2005.

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