Robert Gaston
American baseball player
Baseball player
Robert Gaston | |
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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 | |
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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
- ^ 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
- Manager
- Candy Jim Taylor
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