Roxy Snipes
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Biography
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]
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