Roy Welmaker

Roy Welmaker
Roy Welmaker
	Pitcher
	Born: December 6, 1913; Atlanta, Georgia
	Died: February 3, 1998 (aged 84); Decatur, Georgia
Batted: Both	Threw: Left
debut
	1932, for the Atlanta Black Crackers
Last appearance
	1953, for the Hollywood Stars
Teams
	Atlanta Black Crackers (1932); Homestead Grays (1936–1938, 1942, 1944–1945); Philadelphia Stars (1939–1940); Wilkes-Barre Indians (1949); San Diego Padres (1950–1951); Hollywood Stars (1951–1953); Portland Beavers (1952–1953);
Career highlights and awards
	Negro World Series champion (1944); Pitching Triple Crown in LVBP (1946);

Roy Horace Welmaker (December 6, 1913 – February 3, 1998) was an American professional baseball pitcher star of Negro Leagues. He played from 1932 to 1953.[1] Notably, in 1946 as pitcher of Sabios de Vargas Roy Welmaker hurled in 25 of the 30 games of LVBP inaugural season, including 25 starts, and posted a 12-8 record with 139 strikeouts and a 2.68 earned run average (ERA) in 181⅔ innings of work. Welmaker led the league in victories, strikeouts and ERA to easily win the Triple crown.[2]

References

"Roy Welmaker Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
1946 Sabios de Vargas

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics

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[1] "Roy Welmaker Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2012.

[2] 1946 Sabios de Vargas