Charles W. Roberts (September 7, 1907 – September 10, 1984), nicknamed "Specs", was an American
Negro league
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
who played in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of
High Point, North Carolina
High Point is a city in the Piedmont Triad region of the United States, U.S. state of North Carolina. Most of the city is in Guilford County, North Carolina, Guilford County, with parts extending into Randolph County, North Carolina, Randolph, ...
, 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
The New York Black Yankees were a professional Negro league baseball team based in New York City; Paterson, New Jersey; and Rochester, New York. Beginning as the independent Harlem Stars, the team was renamed the New York Black Yankees in 1932 and ...
, and finished his career in 1945 with the
Newark Eagles
The Newark Eagles were a professional Negro league baseball team which played in the Negro National League from 1936 to 1948. They were owned by Abe and Effa Manley.
History
Formation
The Newark Eagles were formed in 1936 when the Newark Dodge ...
.
Roberts died in
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
in 1984 at age 77.
References
External links
an
Baseball-Reference Black Baseball statsan
Seamheads
1907 births
1984 deaths
Bacharach Giants players
Homestead Grays players
Indianapolis Clowns players
New York Black Yankees players
Newark Eagles players
Philadelphia Stars players
Washington Black Senators players
Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Ohio
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