Robert Jackson (baseball)

Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson
	Catcher
Negro league baseball debut
	1887, for the New York Gorhams
Last appearance
	1899, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Teams
	New York Gorhams (1887–1888); Cuban Giants (1891); Cuban X-Giants (1896); Cuban Giants (1897); Chicago Unions (1897–1899);

Robert Jackson (birth unknown – death unknown) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1880s and 1890s.

Jackson made his professional debut for the New York Gorhams in 1887, and played again for New York the following season. He went on to play for the Cuban Giants and Cuban X-Giants, and finished his career with the Chicago Unions, where he played from 1897 to 1899, serving as team captain in 1899.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Robert Jackson". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Bob Jackson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links[edit]

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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[1] "Robert Jackson". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

[2] "Bob Jackson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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