Otis Starks
American baseball player
Baseball player
Otis Starks | |
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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 | |
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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.
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