Frazier Robinson
Appearance
Frazier Robinson | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Birmingham, Alabama | May 30, 1910|
Died: October 13, 1997 Kings Mountain, North Carolina | (aged 87)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1942, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
Last appearance | |
1950, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Teams | |
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Henry Frazier Robinson (May 30, 1910 – October 13, 1997), nicknamed "Slow", was an American Negro league catcher for the Kansas City Monarchs, New York Black Yankees, and Baltimore Elite Giants between 1942 and 1950.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Robinson was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Norman Robinson, and served in the US Navy during World War II.[1] Robinson died in Kings Mountain, North Carolina in 1997 at age 87.
References
[edit]- ^ "Henry Robinson". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- Henry Robinson at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1997 deaths
- Baltimore Elite Giants players
- Kansas City Monarchs players
- New York Black Yankees players
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- United States Navy sailors
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Baseball catchers
- African-American United States Navy personnel
- African Americans in World War II
- Negro league baseball catcher stubs