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Bob Griffith
Pitcher
Born: (1912-10-01)October 1, 1912 Liberty, Tennessee
Died: November 8, 1977(1977-11-08) (aged 65) Indianapolis, Indiana
Batted: LeftThrew: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1934, for the Nashville Elite Giants
Last appearance
1951, for the Granby Red Sox
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Nashville Elite Giants (1934) Columbus Elite Giants (1935) Washington Elite Giants (1936–1937) Baltimore Elite Giants (1938, 1941) New York Black Yankees (1942–1943, 1946–1948) Newark Eagles (1945) Memphis Red Sox (1948) Philadelphia Stars (1949) Granby Red Sox (1951)

Robert Lee Griffith (October 1, 1912 – November 8, 1977) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues who played for several teams between 1934 and 1951.

A native of Liberty, Tennessee, Griffith served in the US Army during World War II. He was a three-time pitcher in the East-West All-Star Game (1935; 1948–1949), Griffith also played in the Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Venezuela professional leagues. Listed at 6' 5", 235 lb., he batted and threw right-handed and was nicknamed 'Schoolboy' or 'Big Bill'. Griffith died in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1977 at age 65.

References

1. "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
2. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

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