About Buddy Napier
Lived 1889 – 1968 (aged 78). Buddy Napier was an American baseball player.
Skelton Le Roy "Buddy" Napier (December 18, 1889 – March 29 1968) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1912 to 1921. He was born in Byromville, Georgia.
Major league career Napier played his first major league game with the St. Louis Browns, on August 14, 1912, versus the Boston Red Sox, which the Browns lost 0-8. Napier signed on with the Chicago Cubs in 1918, pitching in only 1 game for the whole season. In 1920 he signed on with the Cincinnati Reds, and played for 2 more seasons before retiring. His final game was on July 16, 1921, in a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Buddy Napier died at the age of 78 on March 29, 1968, in Hutchins, Texas.
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Who was Buddy Napier?
American baseball player
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Buddy Napier was born on 18 December 1889 in Byromville.
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Buddy Napier died on 29 March 1968 in Hutchins.
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Buddy Napier was a baseball player.
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