Riley Stewart

Riley Anderson Stewart (March 14, 1919 – December 10, 2000) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

Riley Stewart
Pitcher
Born: (1919-03-14)March 14, 1919 Benton, Louisiana, U.S.
Died: December 10, 2000(2000-12-10) (aged 81) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
1948, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams
Chicago American Giants (1946–1948)

A native of Benton, Louisiana, Stewart served in the United States Army during World War II.^[1] He began his Negro league career in 1946 with the Chicago American Giants,^[2] and also played for the Memphis Red Sox.^[3]

After his playing career, Stewart was a teacher and coach in Shreveport, Louisiana.^[4] Stewart and major league slugger and Shreveport native Albert Belle were responsible for renovating Shreveport's historic SPAR Stadium, which was then renamed "Galilee's Stewart–Belle Stadium".^[3] Stewart died in Shreveport in 2000 at age 81.