Robert Lee Madison (March 8, 1911 – January 29, 1973) was an American Negro league pitcher between 1935 and 1942. A native of

Lillie, Louisiana Lillie is a village (Louisiana), village in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 118 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, a decrease from 139 in 2000 United States Census, 2000. It is part of the Monroe, Louisiana, ...

, Madison made his Negro leagues debut in 1935 for the

Kansas City Monarchs The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri, and owned by J. L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 193 ...

. He went on to play for the

Memphis Red Sox The Memphis Red Sox were an American Negro league baseball team that was active from 1920 to 1959. Originally named the Barber College Baseball Club, the team was initially owned and operated by Arthur P. Martin, a local Memphis barber. In the la ...

and

Birmingham Black Barons The Birmingham Black Barons were a Negro league baseball team that played from 1920 until 1960. They shared their home field of Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, with the white Birmingham Barons, usually drawing larger crowds and equal pres ...

. Madison died in San Diego, California in 1973 at age 61.

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