Charles Roberts (baseball) explained

Charles Roberts
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:7 September 1907
Birth Place:High Point, North Carolina
Death Place:Fort Worth, Texas
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1936
Debutteam:Bacharach Giants
Finalyear:1945
Finalteam:Newark Eagles
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Charles W. Roberts (September 7, 1907 – September 10, 1984), nicknamed "Specs", was an American Negro league pitcher who played in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of High Point, North Carolina, Roberts made his Negro leagues debut in 1936 with the Bacharach Giants. He went on to play for several teams, including the Homestead Grays and New York Black Yankees, and finished his career in 1945 with the Newark Eagles.[1] [2] Roberts died in Fort Worth, Texas in 1984 at age 77.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Specs Roberts . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Charley Roberts . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.