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Jean-Pierre Roy

1920 – 2014

Canadian baseball player

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Lived 1920 – 2014 (aged 94). Jean-Pierre Roy was a Canadian baseball player, television presenter, sports commentator and radio personality.

Jean-Pierre Roy (June 26, 1920 – November 1, 2014) was a Canadian pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in three games during the season for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.

While with the minor league Montreal Royals, Roy played with Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in the major leagues. Roy retained a friendship with Robinson's widow, Rachel Robinson.

The major highlight of his Montreal years was going 25–11 with a 3.72 ERA in the 1945 season and he compiled an overall 45–28 career record pitching with the Royals.

Roy was later a television commentator for the Montreal Expos from 1968 to 1984 and a public relations representative for the Expos.

He was inducted into the Montreal Expos Hall of Fame in 1995, and the Quebec Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.

He died on November 1, 2014, at his Pompano Beach, Florida, winter home in the United States, at the age of 94.

A young fan between Hugh Casey (left) and Jean-Pierre Roy (right) in Delorimier Stadium, Montreal, 6 July 1946.

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Who was Jean-Pierre Roy?

Canadian baseball player (1920-2014)

When was Jean-Pierre Roy born?

Jean-Pierre Roy was born on 26 June 1920 in Montreal.

When did Jean-Pierre Roy die?

Jean-Pierre Roy died on 1 November 2014 in Pompano Beach.

What was Jean-Pierre Roy's occupation?

Jean-Pierre Roy was a baseball player, television presenter, sports commentator and radio personality.

What nationality was Jean-Pierre Roy?

Jean-Pierre Roy was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jean-Pierre Roy

· Wikidata: Q587070

· DBpedia: Jean-Pierre Roy

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