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Bobby Robinson
Third baseman / Shortstop / Left fielder
Born: (1903-10-25)October 25, 1903 Whistler, Alabama
Died: May 17, 2002(2002-05-17) (aged 98) Chicago, Illinois
Batted: RightThrew: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1925, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
1940, for the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars
Teams
Indianapolis ABCs (1925–1926) Birmingham Black Barons (1927) Memphis Red Sox (1927–1928) Detroit Stars (1929–1931) Cleveland Stars (1932) Cleveland Red Sox (1934) Nashville Elite Giants (1934) Bacharach Giants (1936) Indianapolis ABCs/St. Louis Stars/St. Louis–New Orleans Stars (1938-1940)

William L. "Bobby" Robinson (October 25, 1903 - May 17, 2002) was an American professional baseball third baseman, shortstop and left fielder in the Negro leagues from 1925–1940. He was known as the "Human Vacuum Cleaner" because of his fielding ability.

Robinson started with the semi-pro Mobile Tigers with fellow Negro league players Satchel Paige and Ted Radcliffe. He moved on to the Pensacola Giants where he was discovered by the Indianapolis ABC's in 1925. He went on to play for the Birmingham Black Barons, the Chicago American Giants, the Memphis Red Sox, and the Detroit Stars over the next eight years.

Robinson retired from baseball in 1942. He died on May 17, 2002, in Chicago, Illinois.

References

1. Historic Baseball web site, access September 23, 2006

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
• William Robinson at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

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