J. Roy Stockton
American sportswriter
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James Roy Stockton (December 16, 1892 – August 24, 1972) was an American sports writer who covered the St. Louis Cardinals from 1915 to 1958.
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| Born | December 16, 1892 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 1972 (aged 79) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sportswriter |
| Employer | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
| Known for | Baseball reporting |
| Spouses |
Josephine Knox Rassieur
(m. 1954) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | J. G. Taylor Spink Award (1972) |
Biography
Stockton was born in St. Louis in 1892.[1] He was hired by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1918, working there for the majority of his career. Beginning in the early 1930s, as a member of Christy Walsh's ghostwriting syndicate, Stockton wrote many of the articles published under Dizzy Dean's byline.[2] He also covered the St. Louis Terriers of the Federal League in 1915, served as president of the Florida State League, and was a member of the Veterans Committee of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Stockton died in August 1972 in St. Petersburg, Florida.[3] Stockton first wife had died in 1953; he remarried, and was survived by his second wife and a son from the first marriage.[3]
In late 1972, Stockton was awarded the J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA),[4] and was honored in ceremonies at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, in August 1973.