About Robert Poindexter
Lived 1897 – 1930 (aged 32). Robert Poindexter was an American baseball player.
Robert Poindexter (September 25, 1897 – June 8, 1930), nicknamed "Roy", was an American Negro league baseball pitcher in the 1920s.
Poindexter made his Negro leagues debut in 1924 with the Birmingham Black Barons. He went on to play for the Chicago American Giants during their 1926 Colored World Series championship season. In 1927 and 1928, Poindexter was back with Birmingham, and tossed a no-hitter for the Black Barons against his former Chicago team in 1928. He died in Washington, D.C., in 1930 at age 32.
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Who was Robert Poindexter?
American baseball player (1897-1930)
When was Robert Poindexter born?
Robert Poindexter was born on 25 September 1897.
When did Robert Poindexter die?
Robert Poindexter died on 8 June 1930.
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Robert Poindexter was a baseball player.
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Robert Poindexter was American.
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