Riley Stewart
American baseball player
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Riley Anderson Stewart (March 14, 1919 – December 10, 2000) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
| Riley Stewart | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 14, 1919 Benton, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| Died: December 10, 2000 (aged 81) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1946, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1948, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Teams | |
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A native of Benton, Louisiana, Stewart served in the United States Army during World War II.[1] He began his Negro league career in 1946 with the Chicago American Giants,[2] and also played for the Memphis Red Sox.[3]
After his playing career, Stewart was a teacher and coach in Shreveport, Louisiana.[4] Stewart and major league slugger and Shreveport native Albert Belle were responsible for renovating Shreveport's historic SPAR Stadium, which was then renamed "Galilee's Stewart–Belle Stadium".[3] Stewart died in Shreveport in 2000 at age 81.
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