Robert Jackson (baseball)
Robert Jackson (birth unknown – death unknown) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1880s and 1890s. Jackson made his professional debut for the New York Gorhams in 1887, and played again for New York the following season. He went on to play for the Cuban Giants and Cuban X-Giants, and finished his career with the Chicago Unions The Chicago Unions were a professional, black baseball team that played in the late 19th century, prior to the formation of the Negro leagues. Founding Organized as the Unions in 1887, the club was led by Abe Jones (1887–1889) and by W.S. ..., where he played from 1897 to 1899, serving as team captain in 1899. References External links * anSeamheads Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing Chicago Unions players Cuban Giants players Cuban X-Giants players New York Gorhams players Baseball catchers {{Negro-league-baseball-catcher-stub ...
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Catcher
Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catcher is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well. The role of the catcher is similar to that of the wicket-keeper in cricket. Positioned behind home plate and facing toward the outfield, the catcher can see the whole field, and is therefore in the best position to direct and lead the other players in a defensive play. The catcher typically calls for pitches using hand signals. The calls are based on the pitcher's mechanics and strengths, as well as the Batting (baseball), batter's tendencies and weaknesses. Essentially, the catcher controls what happens during the game when the ball is not "in play". Foul tips, bouncing balls in ...
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