J. Roy Stockton

James Roy Stockton (December 16, 1892 - August 24, 1972) was an American sports writer who covered the St. Louis Cardinals from 1915 to 1958. He was hired by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1918, working there for the majority of his career. He also covered the St. Louis Terriers of the Federal League in 1915, served as president of the Florida State League, and was a member of the Veterans Committee of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

He was awarded the J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.

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Baseball Hall of Fame

Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1973

BBWAA Vote	Roberto Clemente (92.7%) Warren Spahn (82.9%)

Veterans Committee	Billy Evans George Kelly Mickey Welch

Negro League Committee	Monte Irvin

J. G. Taylor Spink Award	Dan Daniel Fred Lieb J. Roy Stockton

St. Louis Cardinals in the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Inducted as a Cardinal	Jim Bottomley Lou Brock Dizzy Dean Frankie Frisch Bob Gibson Chick Hafey Jesse Haines Rogers Hornsby Whitey Herzog Joe Medwick Johnny Mize Stan Musial Red Schoendienst Enos Slaughter Ozzie Smith Billy Southworth Bruce Sutter

Inductees who played for the Cardinals	Grover Cleveland Alexander Walter Alston Jake Beckley Roger Bresnahan Mordecai Brown Jesse Burkett Steve Carlton Orlando Cepeda Charles Comiskey Leo Durocher Dennis Eckersley Burleigh Grimes Miller Huggins Rabbit Maranville John McGraw Kid Nichols Wilbert Robinson Joe Torre Dazzy Vance Bobby Wallace Hoyt Wilhelm Vic Willis Cy Young

Cardinals managers	Roger Bresnahan Charles Comiskey Frankie Frisch Whitey Herzog Miller Huggins Tony La Russa Bill McKechnie Kid Nichols Branch Rickey Red Schoendienst Billy Southworth Joe Torre

Cardinals executives	Stan Musial Branch Rickey

Frick Award	Jack Buck Harry Caray

Spink Award	Bob Broeg (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Rick Hummel (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) J. G. Taylor Spink (The Sporting News) J. Roy Stockton (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

J. G. Taylor Spink Award recipients

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