Riley Stewart
| Riley Stewart | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 14, 1919 Benton, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| Died: December 10, 2000 (aged 81) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1946, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1948, for the Chicago American Giants | |
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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
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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- 1919 births
- 2000 deaths
- Chicago American Giants players
- Memphis Red Sox players
- People from Benton, Louisiana
- Baseball players from Louisiana
- Baseball pitchers
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Sportspeople from Bossier Parish, Louisiana
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Negro league baseball pitcher, 1910s birth stubs