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
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,[1] he enjoyed a career that lasted over 20 years.[2] Davis died in Chicago, Illinois in 1968 at age 64. His grave was marked by the Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project in 2005.[3]

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