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Otis Starks
Pitcher
Born: (1897-12-03)December 3, 1897 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died: July 16, 1965(1965-07-16) (aged 67) New York, New York
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1917, for the Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York
Last appearance
1937, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams
Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York (1917) Hilldale Club (1919) Chicago American Giants (1921) St. Louis Giants (1921) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1922–1923) Lincoln Giants (1924) Bacharach Giants (1924) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1927–1930) Bacharach Giants (1932) Pollock's Cuban Stars (1933) Brooklyn Eagles (1935) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1936–1937)

Otis Starks (December 3, 1897 – July 16, 1965) was an American Negro league pitcher between 1917 and 1937.

A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Starks made his Negro leagues debut in 1917 with the Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York. He went on to enjoy a long career with several teams, including eight seasons with the Brooklyn Royal Giants, where he finished his career in 1937. Starks died in New York, New York in 1965 at age 67.

References

1. "Otis Starks". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
2. "Otis Starks". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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