About Willie Hubert
Lived 1913 – 2000 (aged 87). Willie Hubert was a baseball player.
William Henry Hubert (January 19, 1913 – May 19, 2000), nicknamed "Bubber", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1939 and 1946.
A native of Ocala, Florida, Hubert made his Negro leagues debut in 1939 with the Newark Eagles. In 1940, he and Ross Davis tossed a combined no-hitter for the Baltimore Elite Giants against Newark. In 1944, Hubert played for the Homestead Grays during the team's 1944 Negro World Series championship season. After his Negro leagues career, he played minor league baseball for the Farnham Pirates of the Provincial League in 1948. Hubert died in Bronx, New York in 2000 at age 87.
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Who was Willie Hubert?
American baseball player (1913-2000)
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Willie Hubert was born on 19 January 1913 in Ocala.
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Willie Hubert died on 19 May 2000 in Bronx, New York.
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Willie Hubert was a baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Willie Hubert. https://biography.guide/willie-hubert/
MLA: "Willie Hubert." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/willie-hubert/.
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