Riley Stewart
Pitcher
Born: (1919-03-14)March 14, 1919
Benton, Louisiana
Died: December 10, 2000(2000-12-10) (aged 81)
Shreveport, Louisiana
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
1948, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams

Riley Anderson Stewart (March 14, 1919 – December 10, 2000) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Riley Stewart". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Courtland Milloy (December 2, 1998). "Call Me a Friend of the All-Star Family". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Demise of Negro League Baseball" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.



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