Roxy Snipes
Outfielder
Born: (1896-10-28)October 28, 1896
Marion, South Carolina
Died: May 1, 1941(1941-05-01) (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 runs0
Runs batted in0
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

Box score of Snipes' only major league appearance, as published in The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina, on July 16, 1923

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

  1. 1 2 "Roxy Snipes Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 1". Retrosheet. July 15, 1923. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rommell's Work Downs the Sox". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. July 16, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Illness Fatal to W. E. Snipes". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. May 2, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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