Baseball player
| Buddy Napier | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1889-12-18)December 18, 1889 Byromville, Georgia | |
| Died: March 29, 1968(1968-03-29) (aged 78) Hutchins, Texas | |
| Batted: RightThrew: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 14, 1912, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 16, 1921, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Record | 5-6 |
| Earned run average | 3.92 |
| Strikeouts | 43 |
Stats at Baseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Skelton Le Roy "Buddy" Napier (18 December 1889 – 29 March 1968), was a Major League baseball pitcher from 1912 to 1921. He was born in Byromville, Georgia.
Major league career
Napier played his first major league game with the St. Louis Browns, on August 14, 1912, versus the Boston Red Sox, which the Browns lost 0-8. Napier signed on with the Chicago Cubs in 1918, pitching in only 1 game for the whole season. In 1920 he signed on with the Cincinnati Reds, and played for 2 more seasons before retiring. His final game was on July 16, 1921, in a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Buddy Napier died at the age of 78 on March 29, 1968, in Hutchins, Texas.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Napier's career stats
- 1889 births
- 1968 deaths
- Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- St. Louis Browns players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Chicago Cubs players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Brownsville Brownies players
- Houston Buffaloes players
- Montgomery Rebels players
- Beaumont Oilers players
- Shreveport Gassers players
- Atlanta Crackers players
- St. Paul Saints (AA) players
- Omaha Buffaloes players