Roxy Snipes

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Wyatt Eure Snipes (Roxy or Rock)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
• School University of South Carolina
• Debut July 15, 1923
• Final Game July 15, 1923
• Born October 28, 1896 in Marion, SC USA
• Died May 1, 1941 in Fayetteville, NC USA

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Wyatt Eure "Roxy" Snipes was in one game with the 1923 Chicago White Sox, getting one at-bat but not appearing in the field.

Snipes was born in Marion, SC, not far from the border with North Carolina. He attended the University of South Carolina in 1922-23, his time there overlapping with that of Clise Dudley.

Roxy played his one major league game on July 15, 1923, and also appeared in 20 games for Greenville that year as well as some for Columbia/Gastonia Corners. He continued to play ball in the Southeast for a couple seasons after that.

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