Roxy Snipes
| Roxy Snipes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 28, 1896 Marion, South Carolina | |
| Died: May 1, 1941 (aged 44) Fayetteville, North Carolina | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 15, 1923, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 15, 1923, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .000 (0-for-1) |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
Wyatt Eure "Roxy" Snipes (October 28, 1896 – May 1, 1941) was a professional baseball outfielder. He appeared in one game for the 1923 Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 185 pounds (84 kg), he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Biography
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Snipes played in the minor leagues for three seasons—1923, 1925, and 1926—for teams in the Carolinas and Florida.[1] His one major league appearance came for the Chicago White Sox on July 15, 1923.[2] In a home game against the Philadelphia Athletics, he was hitless in one at bat, appearing as a pinch hitter for pitcher Red Faber in the eighth inning.[2][3]
Snipes was born in Marion, South Carolina.[1] He attended the University of South Carolina, where he played college baseball and college football.[4] He served in the United States Navy during World War I, then returned to college and graduated with a law degree in 1924.[4] Snipes worked as attorney and served in the South Carolina Senate representing Marion County.[4] He died of pneumonia in Fayetteville, North Carolina, at the age of 44 in 1941.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Roxy Snipes Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 1". Retrosheet. July 15, 1923. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "Rommell's Work Downs the Sox". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. July 16, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "Illness Fatal to W. E. Snipes". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. May 2, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Roxy Snipes at Find a Grave
- Chicago White Sox players
- Greenville Spinners players
- Columbia Comers players
- Gastonia Comers players
- St. Augustine Saints players
- Jacksonville Tars players
- Baseball players from South Carolina
- 1896 births
- 1941 deaths
- People from Marion, South Carolina
- University of South Carolina alumni
- United States Navy personnel of World War I
- Deaths from pneumonia in North Carolina