Rosey Davis (baseball)

Roosevelt "Rosey" Davis was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League from the 1920s to the 1940s.

Biography

A native of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Davis made his Negro leagues debut with the St. Louis Stars in 1924. Known for his spitball and emery ball, he enjoyed a career that lasted over 20 years. Davis died in Chicago, Illinois in 1968 at age 64. His grave was marked by the Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project in 2005.