Robert Footes
| Robert Footes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Catcher | |||
| |||
| 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
- 1 2 "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
- 1 2 "Giants Were Twice Defeated" The Patriot, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Friday, September 11, 1903, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2
- 1 2 "Pottstown and Philadelphia Giants" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tuesday Morning, June 21, 1904, Page 10, Column 5
External links
- Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com
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