Roy Welmaker
| Roy Welmaker | |
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| 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 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Roy Horace Welmaker (December 6, 1913 – February 3, 1998) was an American professional baseball pitcher star of Negro Leagues. He played from 1932 to 1953.[1] Notably, in 1946 as pitcher of Sabios de Vargas Roy Welmaker hurled in 25 of the 30 games of 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.[2]
References
- ^ "Roy Welmaker Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ^ 1946 Sabios de Vargas
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics
Categories:
- 1913 births
- 1998 deaths
- African-American baseball players
- Algodoneros de Torreón players
- Atlanta Black Crackers players
- Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Hollywood Stars players
- Homestead Grays players
- Leones de Ponce players
- Mexican League baseball pitchers
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- Patriotas de Venezuela players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Portland Beavers players
- Sabios de Vargas players
- San Diego Padres (minor league) players
- Sportspeople from Atlanta
- Wilkes-Barre Indians players