Willie Royster
| Willie Royster | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: April 11th, 1954 Clarksville , United States 
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| Died on: November 23, 2015 Ocean View , United States
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| Suggested: Right | Threw: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| September 3, 1981 with the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| October 2, 1981 with the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Batting average | .000 |
| At bats | 4th |
| Games played | 4th |
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| Last update: May 30, 2019 | |
Willie Arthur Royster (* 11. April 1954 in Clarksville , Virginia ; † 23. November 2015 in Ocean View , New Jersey ) was an American baseball player , eleven years in the Minor League Baseball (milb) on the position of the catcher played . In 1981 he played a month for the Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Royster was elected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 22nd round of the 1972 MLB Draft . He played in various Orioles farm teams from 1972 to 1976 and from 1978 to September 1981 . On September 3, 1981, he made his debut against Oakland Athletics in the MLB. The Orioles lost the game with 0:10. On October 2 of the same year, Royster made his last game in the MLB against the New York Yankees . The Orioles also lost this game with 0: 9. In total, Royster only made four games in the MLB and had a batting average of .000 with two strikeouts and two groundouts . In 1982 he returned to the MiLB and ended his professional baseball career there in 1983.
Royster was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in New Jersey. He died on November 23, 2015 at the age of 61, leaving behind his wife, three children and two grandchildren.
Web links
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics on the game of the Baltimore Orioles against the Oakland Athletics. Baseball-Reference.com , accessed May 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Statistics on the game of the Baltimore Orioles against the New York Yankees. Baseball-Reference.com, accessed May 30, 2019 .
- ↑ The 1981 BAL A Regular Season Batting Log for Willie Royster. Retrosheet.com, accessed May 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Obituary. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Royster, Willie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Royster, Willie Arthur (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clarksville , Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd November 2015 |
| Place of death | Ocean View , New Jersey |