Norman Brooks Roy III [″Jumbo″] (November 15, 1928 – March 22, 2011) was a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 pitcher

Pitcher

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. Listed at 6' 0", 200 lb., he batted and threw right handed.

Born in Newton, Massachusetts

Newton, Massachusetts

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, Normie Roy grew up in Waltham

Waltham, Massachusetts

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, where he attended Waltham High School

Waltham High School

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. He was signed by the Boston Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 in 1947, and spent four years with Class-B Pawtucket Slaters

Pawtucket Slaters (baseball)

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 (1947) and AAA Milwaukee Brewers

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 (1948-49, 1951) before joining the Braves in the 1950 season.

Roy posted a 4-3 record and a 5.13 ERA

Earned run average

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 in 19 appearances for the Braves, including six starts

Starting pitcher

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, two complete game

Complete game

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s and one save

Save (sport)

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. He allowed 38 runs (34 earned) on 72 hits and 39 walks

Base on balls

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 while striking out

Strikeout

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 25 in 59⅔ innings of work.

Roy later returned to the Brewers (1951) and also played for AA Atlanta Crackers

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 (1952). After that he developed severe pitching arm problems and was unable to continue his career. He went 27-15 with a 3.52 ERA in 70 minor league games.

Following his retirement, Roy was employed with Raytheon Company

Raytheon

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 for more than 38 years at both the Bedford

Bedford, Massachusetts

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 and Tewksbury

Tewksbury, Massachusetts

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 locations.

Normie Roy died in Nashua, New Hampshire

Nashua, New Hampshire

-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 86,494 people, 35,044 households, and 21,876 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,719.9 people per square mile . There were 37,168 housing units at an average density of 1,202.8 per square mile...

, at the age of 82, following a brief illness.