About Charles Roberts
Lived 1908 – 1984 (aged 75–76). Charles Roberts was an American baseball player.
Charles W. Roberts (September 7, 1907 – September 10, 1984), nicknamed "Specs", was an American Negro league pitcher who played in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of High Point, North Carolina, Roberts made his Negro leagues debut in 1936 with the Bacharach Giants. He went on to play for several teams, including the Homestead Grays and New York Black Yankees, and finished his career in 1945 with the Newark Eagles. Roberts died in Fort Worth, Texas in 1984 at age 77.
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American baseball player
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Charles Roberts was born in 1908.
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Charles Roberts died in 1984.
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Charles Roberts was a baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Charles Roberts. https://biography.guide/charles-roberts-baseball-player/
MLA: "Charles Roberts." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/charles-roberts-baseball-player/.
Chicago: "Charles Roberts." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/charles-roberts-baseball-player/.
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