Willie Bobo | |
Position: | First baseman |
Birth Date: | 1898 |
Birth Place: | Texas |
Death Place: | San Diego, California |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1923 |
Debutteam: | Kansas City Monarchs |
Finalyear: | 1930 |
Finalteam: | Nashville Elite Giants |
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Willie Alphonso Bobo (February 7, 1898 - February 22, 1931) was an American Negro league first baseman between 1923 and 1930.
A native of Tennessee, Bobo made his Negro leagues debut in 1923 with the Kansas City Monarchs. He played the next five seasons with the St. Louis Stars, and finished his career with a two-year stint with the Nashville Elite Giants in 1929 and 1930.[1] [2] Bobo died in San Diego, California in 1931 at 33 years old
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