Roy Welmaker

Roy Welmaker
Roy Welmaker
	Pitcher
	Born: December 6, 1913; Atlanta, Georgia
	Died: February 3, 1998 (aged 84); Decatur, Georgia
	Batted: Both Threw: Left
debut
	1932, for the Atlanta Black Crackers
Last appearance
	1953, for the Hollywood Stars
Teams
	Atlanta Black Crackers (1932); Homestead Grays (1936–1938, 1942, 1944–1945); Philadelphia Stars (1939–1940); Wilkes-Barre Indians (1949); San Diego Padres (1950–1951); Hollywood Stars (1951–1953); Portland Beavers (1952–1953);
Career highlights and awards
	Negro World Series champion (1944); Pitching Triple Crown in LVBP (1946);

Roy Horace Welmaker (December 6, 1913 – February 3, 1998), nicknamed "Snookie", was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1932 to 1953.^[1]

A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Welmaker served in the US Army during World War II.^[2] In 1946 while playing for Sabios de Vargas, he pitched in 25 of the 30 games of the LVBP inaugural season, including 25 starts, and posted a 12-8 record with 139 strikeouts and a 2.68 earned run average (ERA) in 181⅔ innings of work. Welmaker led the league in victories, strikeouts and ERA to easily win the Triple crown.^[3] He died in Decatur, Georgia in 1998 at age 84.

References

^ "Roy Welmaker Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ 1946 Sabios de Vargas

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics

[1] "Roy Welmaker Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2012.

[2] "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

[3] 1946 Sabios de Vargas

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