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George Stovey
1866–1936
United States
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Biography
George Washington Stovey (May 1866 – March 22, 1936) was an American professional baseball pitcher from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Stovey is widely considered the greatest African-American pitcher of the 19th century, but discrimination barred him from the majors, forcing him to play for various minor league teams throughout the 1880s and 1890s. Stovey was reportedly a target of the New York Giants to play in the majors in 1887.
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