Claim: Emil Roy (May 26, 1907 – January 5, 1997) was a native of Brighton, Massachusetts who played summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League and later was signed by the Philadelphia Athletics.
Evidence: Emil Arthur "Bud" Roy (May 26, 1907 – January 5, 1997) was an American professional baseball pitcher. A native of Brighton, Massachusetts, Roy played college baseball for Boston College, hurling a 15-strikeout game against Mount St. Mary's University in 1932. While at Boston College, he played summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League, twirling for the league's Wareham team in 1932, and for the Barnstable and Falmouth teams in 1933. In September of 1933, Roy was signed by Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics.