1894
Born June 21, 1894
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Roy Roberts Notable
b. June 21, 1894 · Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1918–1919, Brooklyn Royal Giants 1920, Columbus Buckeyes 1921, New York Bacharach Giants 1922, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1923–1927, 1929, New York Lincoln Giants 1925, Cleveland Red Sox 1934
Roy Roberts played for six clubs across 17 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in 1918 and closing with the Cleveland Red Sox in 1934.
He went 34 and 45 with a 4.66 earned run average, pitching 727.7 innings in 118 games. He struck out 354, completed 51 of his 86 starts and threw 1 shutout. Across 125 games he batted .186, with 53 hits and 32 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Jacksonville, FL, USA on June 21, 1894, and died on January 1, 1964. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918* | AC | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| 1919* | AC | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 |
| 1920* | BRG | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 1921 | COB | 36 | 96 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .208 |
| 1922* | NYB | 10 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1923 | ACB | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| 1924 | ACB | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1925 | ACB/NLG | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| 1926 | ACB | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| 1927 | ACB | 24 | 53 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .132 |
| 1929 | ACB | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1934 | CRS | 10 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Major leagues | — | 96 | 217 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .175 |
| All seasons | — | 125 | 285 | 32 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .186 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918* | AC | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 37.0 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 4.62 |
| 1919* | AC | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 44.1 | 37 | 16 | 29 | 30 | 3.25 |
| 1920* | BRG | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 35.0 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 2.83 |
| 1921 | COB | 11 | 15 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 236.1 | 200 | 92 | 96 | 121 | 3.50 |
| 1922* | NYB | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 60.1 | 78 | 43 | 31 | 22 | 6.41 |
| 1923 | ACB | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5.21 |
| 1924 | ACB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2.52 |
| 1925 | ACB/NLG | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 30.1 | 42 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 5.34 |
| 1926 | ACB | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 38.2 | 35 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 5.59 |
| 1927 | ACB | 9 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 137.0 | 146 | 81 | 77 | 60 | 5.32 |
| 1929 | ACB | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17.2 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 12.23 |
| 1934 | CRS | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 47.0 | 60 | 31 | 9 | 15 | 5.94 |
| Major leagues | — | 24 | 34 | 90 | 62 | 1 | 551.0 | 565 | 288 | 243 | 252 | 4.70 |
| All seasons | — | 34 | 45 | 118 | 86 | 1 | 727.2 | 745 | 377 | 337 | 354 | 4.66 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Roy Roberts, that is 1918–1922. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1964