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.
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