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Leroy ("Roy," "Everready") Roberts (June 21, 1894 - January 1, 1964) was a pitcher in baseball's Negro leagues from 1916 to 1934. He played for several teams, but was mostly associated with the Bacharach Giants. In 1921 he spent a season as the ace pitcher of the Columbus Buckeyes, leading the Negro National League in innings pitched and several other categories while compiling a 7-15 record. His primary pitch was the fastball.

References

1. "Bacharach Giants Win" Evening Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Saturday, August 3, 1918, Page 13, Column 1

• The Negro Leagues Book edited by Dick Clark & Larry Lester {1994} Publisher: The Society for American Baseball Research (Cleveland OH) ISBN 0-910137-55-2
• The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues by James A. Riley {1994} Publisher: Carroll & Graf (New York NY) ISBN 0-7867-0959-6

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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