About Otis Starks
Lived 1897 – 1965 (aged 67). Otis Starks was an American baseball player.
Otis Starks (December 3, 1897 – July 16, 1965) was an American Negro league baseball pitcher between 1917 and 1937.
A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Starks made his Negro leagues debut in 1917 with the Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York. He went on to enjoy a long career with several teams, including eight seasons with the Brooklyn Royal Giants, where he finished his career in 1937. Starks died in New York, New York in 1965 at age 67.
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Who was Otis Starks?
American baseball player
When was Otis Starks born?
Otis Starks was born on 3 December 1897 in Chattanooga.
When did Otis Starks die?
Otis Starks died on 16 July 1965 in New York, New York.
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Otis Starks was a baseball player.
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Otis Starks was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Otis Starks. https://biography.guide/otis-starks/
MLA: "Otis Starks." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/otis-starks/.
Chicago: "Otis Starks." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/otis-starks/.
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