Robert Poindexter

American baseball player
Baseball player
Robert Poindexter
Pitcher
Born: (1897-09-25)September 25, 1897
Virginia
Died: June 8, 1930(1930-06-08) (aged 32)
Washington, DC
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1924, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1929, for the Memphis Red Sox
Teams
  • Birmingham Black Barons (1924–1925)
  • Chicago American Giants (1926)
  • Birmingham Black Barons (1927–1928)
  • Chicago American Giants (1929)
  • Memphis Red Sox (1929)

Robert Poindexter (September 25, 1897 – June 8, 1930), nicknamed "Roy", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.

Poindexter made his Negro leagues debut in 1924 with the Birmingham Black Barons.[1][2] He went on to play for the Chicago American Giants during their 1926 Colored World Series championship season.[3] In 1927 and 1928, Poindexter was back with Birmingham, and tossed a no-hitter for the Black Barons against his former Chicago team in 1928.[4] He died in Washington, D.C., in 1930 at age 32.

References

  1. ^ "Roy Poindexter". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Robert Poindexter". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "1926 Chicago American Giants". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Negro Leagues no-hitters". nonohitters.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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Chicago American Giants 1926 Colored World Series champions
Jim Brown
Rube Curry
Bill Foster
Floyd Gardner
George Harney
John Hines
Sanford Jackson
Dave Malarcher
Webster McDonald
Robert Poindexter
Willie Powell
Pythias Russ
John Shackelford
George Sweatt
Sandy Thompson
Steel Arm Tyler
Willie Ware
Charlie Williams
Manager
Dave Malarcher


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