Rags Roberts
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| Rags Roberts | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: November 12, 1895 West Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: July 25, 1963 (aged 67) Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1922, for the Harrisburg Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1928, for the Homestead Grays | |
| Teams | |
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Harry Hamlet Roberts (November 12, 1895 – July 25, 1963), nicknamed "Rags", was an American Negro league baseball outfielder in the 1920s.
A native of West Norfolk, Virginia, Roberts made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 with the Harrisburg Giants and Baltimore Black Sox. He played for Baltimore again the following season, and finished his career in 1928 with the Homestead Grays.[1][2] Roberts died in Beckley, West Virginia in 1963 at age 67.
