Skelton Le Roy "Buddy" Napier (18 December 1889 – 29 March 1968), was a Major League

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from 1912 to 1921. He was born in

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Major league career

Napier played his first major league game with the

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, on August 14, 1912, versus the

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, which the Browns lost 0-8. Napier signed on with the

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in 1918, pitching in only 1 game for the whole season. In 1920 he signed on with the

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, and played for 2 more seasons before retiring. His final game was on July 16, 1921 in a doubleheader against the

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. Buddy Napier died at the age of 78 on March 29, 1968 in

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