Claim: Roy Jarvis debuted at age 17 in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944 during the World War II manpower shortage and he signed with Brooklyn after graduation from Central High School in Oklahoma City.
Evidence: He debuted at age 17 in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944 during the World War II manpower shortage. He signed with Brooklyn after graduation from Central High School in Oklahoma City.