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Roy Meeker

Roy Meeker

American baseball player

Charles Roy Meeker (September 15, 1900 – March 25, 1929) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1923–24, 1926) with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled an 8–14 record, with a 4.73 earned run average, and 54 strikeouts in 192 innings pitched.[1]

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He was born in Lead Mine, Missouri, and at the time of his death was living in Kansas City.[2] Meeker died of a heart attack in Orlando, Florida at the age of 28 while taking part in the Reds' spring training.[2]

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    "Roy Meeker, Red hurler, dies suddenly in camp". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Mar 26, 1929. p. 18. Retrieved 25 September 2016.


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