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Robert Poindexter (baseball)

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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

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

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  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.
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