Riley Stewart

Riley Stewart
Pitcher
Born: (1919-03-14)March 14, 1919
Benton, Louisiana, U.S.
Died: December 10, 2000(2000-12-10) (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

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. He began his Negro league career in 1946 with the Chicago American Giants, and also played for the Memphis Red Sox.

After his playing career, Stewart was a teacher and coach in Shreveport, Louisiana. 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". 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). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved August 4, 2020.