Otis Starks

American baseball player
Baseball player
Otis Starks
Pitcher
Born: (1897-12-03)December 3, 1897
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died: July 16, 1965(1965-07-16) (aged 67)
New York, New York
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1917, for the Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York
Last appearance
1937, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams
  • Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York (1917)
  • Hilldale Club (1919)
  • Chicago American Giants (1921)
  • St. Louis Giants (1921)
  • Brooklyn Royal Giants (1922–1923)
  • Lincoln Giants (1924)
  • Bacharach Giants (1924)
  • Brooklyn Royal Giants (1927–1930)
  • Bacharach Giants (1932)
  • Pollock's Cuban Stars (1933)
  • Brooklyn Eagles (1935)
  • Brooklyn Royal Giants (1936–1937)

Otis Starks (December 3, 1897 – July 16, 1965) was an American Negro league pitcher between 1917 and 1937.

A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Starks made his Negro leagues debut in 1917 with the Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York. He went on to enjoy a long career with several teams, including eight seasons with the Brooklyn Royal Giants, where he finished his career in 1937.[1][2] Starks died in New York, New York in 1965 at age 67.

References

  1. ^ "Otis Starks". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Otis Starks". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads


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