| Oscar Levis | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 7, 1898 Oracabessa, Jamaica | |
| Died: May 24, 1983 (aged 84) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1921, for the Cuban Stars (East) | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1931, for the Hilldale Club | |
| Teams | |
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Oscar Joseph "Chick" Levis (August 7, 1898 – May 24, 1983), born Oscar Joseph Levy, was a Jamaican baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1921 to 1931 with the Cuban Stars (East) and the Hilldale Club. [1] He was the first Jamaican ballplayer to play in a recognized major league.
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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- 1983 deaths
- Major League Baseball players from Jamaica
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| Oscar Levis | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 7, 1898 Oracabessa, Jamaica | |
| Died: May 24, 1983 (aged 84) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1921, for the Cuban Stars (East) | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1931, for the Hilldale Club | |
| Teams | |
|
Oscar Joseph "Chick" Levis (August 7, 1898 – May 24, 1983), born Oscar Joseph Levy, was a Jamaican baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1921 to 1931 with the Cuban Stars (East) and the Hilldale Club. [1] He was the first Jamaican ballplayer to play in a recognized major league.
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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| This Negro league baseball pitcher article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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| This biographical article related to a Jamaican sport is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1898 births
- 1983 deaths
- Major League Baseball players from Jamaica
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Jamaican expatriates in Cuba
- Expatriate baseball players in Cuba
- Almendares (baseball) players
- Philadelphia Hilldale Giants players
- Negro league baseball pitcher stubs
- Jamaican sportspeople stubs