Rags Roberts

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Rags Roberts
Outfielder
Born: (1895-11-12)November 12, 1895
West Norfolk, Virginia
Died: July 25, 1963(1963-07-25) (aged 67)
Beckley, West Virginia
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1922, for the Harrisburg Giants
Last appearance
1928, for the Homestead Grays
Teams

Harry Hamlet Roberts (November 12, 1895 – July 25, 1963), nicknamed "Rags", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1920s.

A native of West Norfolk, Virginia, Roberts made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the Harrisburg Giants and Baltimore Black Sox. He played for Baltimore again the following season, and finished his career in 1928 with the Homestead Grays.[1][2] Roberts died in Beckley, West Virginia in 1963 at age 67.

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  1. ^ "Rags Roberts". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rags Roberts". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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