Fred Hobgood
Frederick Douglass Hobgood (October 1, 1921 – September 23, 1965) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
| Fred Hobgood | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: October 1, 1921 Kinston, North Carolina | |||
| Died: September 23, 1965 (aged 43) Kinston, North Carolina | |||
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| Negro league baseball debut | |||
| 1941, for the Newark Eagles | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| 1944, for the Philadelphia Stars | |||
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A native of Kinston, North Carolina, Hobgood made his Negro leagues debut in 1941 for the Newark Eagles. He played four seasons for Newark, and also played briefly for the Philadelphia Stars in 1944.[1][2][3] Hobgood died in Kinston in 1965 at age 43.
References
- "Fred Hobgood". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- "Fred Hobgood". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- Rich Bogovich. "Fred Hobgood". sabr.org. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
- Fred Hobgood biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
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