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==Biography== |
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[[File:Box_score_White_Sox_vs_Athletics_15Jul1923.png|thumb|left|[[Box score]] of Snipes' only major league appearance, as published in ''[[The News & Observer]]'' of [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], on July 16, 1923]] |
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Snipes played in the [[Minor League Baseball|minor leagues]] for three seasons—1923, 1925, and 1926—for teams in the [[Carolinas]] and [[Florida]].<ref name=brm>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=snipes001wya |title=Roxy Snipes Minor Leagues Statistics & History |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |accessdate=July 20, 2020}}</ref> His one [[Major League Baseball|major league]] appearance came for the [[Chicago White Sox]] on July 15, 1923.<ref name=retro>{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1923/B07150CHA1923.htm |title=Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 1 |date=July 15, 1923 |website=[[Retrosheet]] |accessdate=July 20, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name=retro/><ref name=panta>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55716850/rommells-work-downs-the-sox/ |title=Rommell's Work Downs the Sox |newspaper=[[The Pantagraph]] |location=[[Bloomington, Illinois]] |page=10 |date=July 16, 1923 |accessdate=July 20, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |
Snipes played in the [[Minor League Baseball|minor leagues]] for three seasons—1923, 1925, and 1926—for teams in the [[Carolinas]] and [[Florida]].<ref name=brm>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=snipes001wya |title=Roxy Snipes Minor Leagues Statistics & History |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |accessdate=July 20, 2020}}</ref> His one [[Major League Baseball|major league]] appearance came for the [[Chicago White Sox]] on July 15, 1923.<ref name=retro>{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1923/B07150CHA1923.htm |title=Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 1 |date=July 15, 1923 |website=[[Retrosheet]] |accessdate=July 20, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name=retro/><ref name=panta>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55716850/rommells-work-downs-the-sox/ |title=Rommell's Work Downs the Sox |newspaper=[[The Pantagraph]] |location=[[Bloomington, Illinois]] |page=10 |date=July 16, 1923 |accessdate=July 20, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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Snipes was born in [[Marion, South Carolina]].<ref name=brm/> He attended the [[University of South Carolina]], where he played [[college baseball]] and [[college football]].<ref name=CO/> He served in the [[United States Navy]] during World War I, then returned to college and graduated with a law degree in 1924.<ref name=CO/> Snipes worked as attorney and served in the [[South Carolina Senate]] representing [[Marion County, South Carolina|Marion County]].<ref name=CO/> He died of [[pneumonia]] in [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]], at the age of 44 in 1941.<ref name=CO>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55717328/illness-fatal-to-w-e-snipes/ |title=Illness Fatal to W. E. Snipes |newspaper=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |location=[[Charlotte, North Carolina]] |page=9 |date=May 2, 1941 |accessdate=July 20, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |
Snipes was born in [[Marion, South Carolina]].<ref name=brm/> He attended the [[University of South Carolina]], where he played [[college baseball]] and [[college football]].<ref name=CO/> He served in the [[United States Navy]] during World War I, then returned to college and graduated with a law degree in 1924.<ref name=CO/> Snipes worked as attorney and served in the [[South Carolina Senate]] representing [[Marion County, South Carolina|Marion County]].<ref name=CO/> He died of [[pneumonia]] in [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]], at the age of 44 in 1941.<ref name=CO>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55717328/illness-fatal-to-w-e-snipes/ |title=Illness Fatal to W. E. Snipes |newspaper=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |location=[[Charlotte, North Carolina]] |page=9 |date=May 2, 1941 |accessdate=July 20, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Cup of coffee]] |
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Revision as of 12:38, 10 October 2022
| Roxy Snipes | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 28, 1896 Marion, South Carolina | |
| Died: May 1, 1941 (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 runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| 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
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
- ^ a b "Roxy Snipes Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 1". Retrosheet. July 15, 1923. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "Rommell's Work Downs the Sox". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. July 16, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "Illness Fatal to W. E. Snipes". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. May 2, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Roxy Snipes at Find a Grave
Categories:
- Chicago White Sox players
- Greenville Spinners players
- Columbia Comers players
- Gastonia Comers players
- St. Augustine Saints players
- Jacksonville Tars players
- Baseball players from South Carolina
- 1896 births
- 1941 deaths
- People from Marion, South Carolina
- University of South Carolina alumni
- United States Navy personnel of World War I
- Deaths from pneumonia in North Carolina