Willie Hubert
Willie Hubert | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1913-01-19)January 19, 1913 Ocala, Florida | |
Died: May 19, 2000(2000-05-19) (aged 87) Bronx, New York | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1939, for the Newark Eagles | |
Last appearance | |
1946, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
Teams | |
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William Henry Hubert (January 19, 1913 – May 19, 2000), nicknamed "Bubber", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1939 and 1946.
A native of Ocala, Florida, Hubert made his Negro leagues debut in 1939 with the Newark Eagles.[1] In 1940, he and Ross Davis tossed a combined no-hitter for the Baltimore Elite Giants against Newark.[2] In 1944, Hubert played for the Homestead Grays during the team's 1944 Negro World Series championship season.[3] After his Negro leagues career, he played minor league baseball for the Farnham Pirates of the Provincial League in 1948.[4] Hubert died in Bronx, New York in 2000 at age 87.
References
- ^ "Willie Hubert". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Negro League No-Hitters" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "1944 Homestead Grays". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Willie Hubert". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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