Robert Gaston

Catcher

Born: March 19, 1910
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Died: February 11, 2000 (aged 89)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut

1933, 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 African-American baseball catcher in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1933 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

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
Negro League Baseball Players Association

Homestead Grays 1943 Negro World Series Champions

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Manager Vic Harris

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