Riley Stewart
American baseball player
Baseball player
Riley Stewart | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1919-03-14)March 14, 1919 Benton, Louisiana | |
Died: December 10, 2000(2000-12-10) (aged 81) Shreveport, Louisiana | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1946, for the Chicago American Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1948, for the Chicago American Giants | |
Teams | |
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Riley Anderson Stewart (March 14, 1919 – December 10, 2000) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of Benton, Louisiana, Stewart served in the United States Army during World War II.[1] He began his Negro league career in 1946 with the Chicago American Giants,[2] and also played for the Memphis Red Sox.[3]
After his playing career, Stewart was a teacher and coach in Shreveport, Louisiana.[4] Stewart and major league slugger and Shreveport native Albert Belle were responsible for renovating Shreveport's historic SPAR Stadium, which was then renamed "Galilee's Stewart–Belle Stadium".[3] Stewart died in Shreveport in 2000 at age 81.
References
- ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Riley Stewart". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Courtland Milloy (December 2, 1998). "Call Me a Friend of the All-Star Family". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "The Demise of Negro League Baseball" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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