Rags Roberts Explained

Rags Roberts
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:November 12, 1895
Birth Place:West Norfolk, Virginia
Death Place:Beckley, West Virginia
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1922
Debutteam:Harrisburg Giants
Finalyear:1928
Finalteam:Homestead Grays
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Harry Hamlet Roberts (November 12, 1895  - July 25, 1963), nicknamed "Rags", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1920s.

A native of West Norfolk, Virginia, Roberts made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the Harrisburg Giants and Baltimore Black Sox. He played for Baltimore again the following season, and finished his career in 1928 with the Homestead Grays.[1] [2] Roberts died in Beckley, West Virginia in 1963 at age 67.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

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