Fred Hobgood
American baseball player
Baseball player
Fred Hobgood | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1921-10-01)October 1, 1921 Kinston, North Carolina | |
Died: September 23, 1965(1965-09-23) (aged 43) Kinston, North Carolina | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1941, for the Newark Eagles | |
Last appearance | |
1946, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
Teams | |
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Frederick Douglass Hobgood (October 1, 1921 – September 23, 1965) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of Kinston, North Carolina, Hobgood made his Negro leagues debut in 1941 for the Newark Eagles. He played for Newark through 1944 and again in 1946, and also played briefly for the Philadelphia Stars in 1944.[1][2][3] Hobgood died in Kinston in 1965 at age 43.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
- Fred Hobgood biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
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Newark Eagles 1946 Negro World Series champions
- Jimmy Boyd
- Cecil Cole
- Johnny Davis
- Leon Day
- Larry Doby
- Charles England
- Benny Felder
- Oscar Givens
- Bob Harvey
- Fred Hobgood
- Leniel Hooker
- Cal Irvin
- Monte Irvin
- Clarence Isreal
- Rufus Lewis
- Max Manning
- Charlie Parks
- Pat Patterson
- Warren Peace
- Lennie Pearson
- Leon Ruffin
- Skeeter Watkins
- Jimmy Wilkes
- Robert Williams
- Manager
- Biz Mackey
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