Fred Hobgood

American baseball player
Baseball player
Fred Hobgood
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
  • Newark Eagles (1941–1944, 1946)
  • Philadelphia Stars (1944)

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

  1. ^ "Fred Hobgood". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Fred Hobgood". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Rich Bogovich. "Fred Hobgood". sabr.org. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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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