Roxy Snipes

Wyatt Eure "Roxy" Snipes (October 28, 1896 – May 1, 1941) was a professional baseball outfielder. He appeared in one game for the 1923 Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 185 pounds (84 kg), he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Roxy Snipes
Outfielder
Born: (1896-10-28)October 28, 1896
Marion, South Carolina
Died: May 1, 1941(1941-05-01) (aged 44)
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 15, 1923, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
July 15, 1923, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.000 (0-for-1)
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Biography
Box score of Snipes' only major league appearance, as published in The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina, on July 16, 1923

Snipes played in the minor leagues for three seasons—1923, 1925, and 1926—for teams in the Carolinas and Florida.[1] His one major league appearance came for the Chicago White Sox on July 15, 1923.[2] In a home game against the Philadelphia Athletics, he was hitless in one at bat, appearing as a pinch hitter for pitcher Red Faber in the eighth inning.[2][3]

Snipes was born in Marion, South Carolina.[1] He attended the University of South Carolina, where he played college baseball and college football.[4] He served in the United States Navy during World War I, then returned to college and graduated with a law degree in 1924.[4] Snipes worked as attorney and served in the South Carolina Senate representing Marion County.[4] He died of pneumonia in Fayetteville, North Carolina, at the age of 44 in 1941.[4]

References
  1. "Roxy Snipes Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. "Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 1". Retrosheet. July 15, 1923. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. "Rommell's Work Downs the Sox". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. July 16, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  4. "Illness Fatal to W. E. Snipes". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. May 2, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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