Bob Romby
Bob Romby | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Shreveport, Louisiana | December 15, 1918|
Died: November 25, 2004 Farmville, Virginia | (aged 85)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1950, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Teams | |
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Robert Lee Romby (December 15, 1918 – November 25, 2004) was an American Negro league pitcher from 1946 to 1950.
A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Romby served in the US Army during World War II.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 for the Baltimore Elite Giants,[2][3][4] and played for Baltimore through 1950.[5] In 1948, Romby was selected to represent the Elite Giants in the East–West All-Star Game, and in 1949 he was part of Baltimore's Negro American League championship club.[5] Romby died in Farmville, Virginia in 2004 at age 85.
References[]
- ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Bob Romby". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Bob Romby". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Bob Romby (B-R Bullpen)". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Bob Romby". arkbaseball.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links[]
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
- Bob Romby at Baseball-Reference Bullpen
- Bob Romby at Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 2004 deaths
- Baltimore Elite Giants players
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Baseball pitchers
- 21st-century African-American people
- Negro league baseball pitcher stubs