Robert Footes
Robert Footes (birthdate unknown) was a Negro leagues catcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
Robert Footes | |||
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Catcher | |||
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debut | |||
1895, for the Chicago Unions | |||
Last appearance | |||
1906, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants | |||
Teams | |||
He played for several years in Chicago for the Chicago Unions and Chicago Union Giants.[1] During that time, he formed a battery with Big Bill Smith, Frank Butler, and Harry Buckner.
In 1903, Footes moved on to the Philadelphia Giants[2] for a couple years.[3]
References
- "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
- "Giants Were Twice Defeated" The Patriot, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Friday, September 11, 1903, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2
- "Pottstown and Philadelphia Giants" Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tuesday Morning, June 21, 1904, Page 10, Column 5
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