About Ormsby Roy
Lived 1905 – 1959 (aged 54). Ormsby Roy was an American baseball player.
Osborne Joseph "Ormsby" Roy (February 25, 1905 – March 8, 1959) was an American Negro league infielder between 1929 and 1932.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Roy played for the Homestead Grays in 1929. He played for Homestead again in 1932, and also played for the Pittsburgh Crawfords that season. Roy died in Pittsburgh in 1959 at age 54.
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Who was Ormsby Roy?
American baseball player
When was Ormsby Roy born?
Ormsby Roy was born on 25 February 1905 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
When did Ormsby Roy die?
Ormsby Roy died on 8 March 1959 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Ormsby Roy was a baseball player.
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Ormsby Roy was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ormsby Roy. https://biography.guide/ormsby-roy/
MLA: "Ormsby Roy." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ormsby-roy/.
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