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Robert Footes

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Robert Footes
Catcher
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
debut
1895, for the Chicago Unions
Last appearance
1906, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams

Robert Footes (birthdate unknown) was a Negro leagues catcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

He played for several years in Chicago for the Chicago Unions and Chicago Union Giants.[1] During that time, he formed a battery with Big Bill Smith, Frank Butler, and Harry Buckner.

In 1903, Footes moved on to the Philadelphia Giants[2] for a couple years.[3]

References

External links

  • Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com