Bob Griffith
Appearance
Bob Griffith | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Liberty, Tennessee | October 1, 1912|
Died: November 8, 1977 Indianapolis, Indiana | (aged 65)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1934, for the Nashville Elite Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1951, for the Granby Red Sox | |
Teams | |
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Robert Lee Griffith (October 1, 1912 – November 8, 1977) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues who played for several teams between 1934 and 1951. A three-time pitcher in the East-West All-Star Game (1935; 1948–1949), Griffith also played in the Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Venezuela professional leagues. Listed at 6' 5", 235 lb., he batted and threw right-handed and was nicknamed 'Schoolboy' or 'Big Bill'.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
Categories:
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- 1977 deaths
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- American military personnel of World War II
- Baltimore Elite Giants players
- Baseball players from Tennessee
- Cafeteros de Córdoba players
- Caribbean Series players
- Columbus Elite Giants players
- Diablos Rojos del México players
- Granby Red Sox players
- Habana players
- Memphis Red Sox players
- Mexican League baseball pitchers
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- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- New York Black Yankees players
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- People from DeKalb County, Tennessee
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