Robert Gaston

American baseball player
Baseball player
Robert Gaston
Catcher
Born: (1910-03-19)March 19, 1910
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died: February 11, 2000(2000-02-11) (aged 89)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1932, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
1948, for the Homestead Grays
Teams
  • Homestead Grays (1933, 1935, 1939–1945, 1947–1948)
  • Brooklyn Brown Dodgers (1946)

Robert "Rab Roy" Gaston (March 19, 1910 – February 11, 2000) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1932 to 1948, mostly with the Homestead Grays. He spent the majority of his career as the backup catcher to Josh Gibson.[1]

References

  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
  • Negro League Baseball Players Association Archived 2011-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
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Homestead Grays 1943 Negro World Series champions
Sam Bankhead
Cool Papa Bell
Jerry Benjamin
Ray Brown
Lick Carlisle
Spoon Carter
Thad Christopher
Howard Easterling
Robert Gaston
Josh Gibson
Vic Harris
Eugene Jones
Buck Leonard
Roy Partlow
Charlie Shields
Joe Spencer
Edsall Walker
Ollie West
Jud Wilson
John Wright
Ralph Wyatt
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Homestead Grays 1948 Negro World Series champions
Manager
Vic Harris
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