Otis Starks
| Otis Starks | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 3, 1897 Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Died: July 16, 1965 (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 | |
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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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Otis Starks". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Otis Starks". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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- 1897 births
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- Bacharach Giants players
- Brooklyn Eagles players
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- Burials at Long Island National Cemetery
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