Charles Roberts (baseball)

Charles Roberts
Charles Roberts
	Pitcher
	Born: September 7, 1907; High Point, North Carolina
	Died: September 10, 1984 (aged 77); Fort Worth, Texas
	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1936, for the Bacharach Giants
Last appearance
	1945, for the Newark Eagles
Teams
	Bacharach Giants (1936); Philadelphia Stars (1937); Washington Black Senators (1938); Homestead Grays (1938–1940); New York Black Yankees (1941); Philadelphia Stars (1942); New York Black Yankees (1943–1944); Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns (1944); Newark Eagles (1945);

Charles W. Roberts (September 7, 1907 – September 10, 1984), nicknamed "Specs", was an American Negro league pitcher who played in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of High Point, North Carolina, 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, and finished his career in 1945 with the Newark Eagles.^[1]^[2] Roberts died in Fort Worth, Texas in 1984 at age 77.

References[edit]

^ "Specs Roberts". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Charley Roberts". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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[1] "Specs Roberts". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

[2] "Charley Roberts". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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