About Robert Hudspeth
Lived 1894 – 1935 (aged 41). Robert Hudspeth was an American baseball player.
Robert Hudspeth (April 6, 1894 – August 2, 1935), nicknamed "Highpockets", was an American Negro league first baseman from 1920 to 1932.
A native of Luling, Texas, Hudspeth made his Negro leagues debut in 1920 with the Indianapolis ABCs. He went on to play for several teams, including the Lincoln Giants and Brooklyn Royal Giants, and finished his career with the New York Black Yankees in 1932. Hudspeth died in 1935 at age 41.
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Who was Robert Hudspeth?
American baseball player
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Robert Hudspeth was born on 6 April 1894 in Luling.
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Robert Hudspeth died on 2 August 1935.
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Robert Hudspeth was a baseball player.
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Robert Hudspeth was American.
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