Bobby Winston

Bobby Winston
Outfielder
Born: (1878-08-27)August 27, 1878 Brookland, Virginia
Died: September 15, 1952(1952-09-15) (aged 74) Richmond, Virginia
Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
1900, for the Richmond, Virginia Reformers All Stars
Last appearance
1921, for the Chicago Giants
Teams
Richmond, Virginia Reformers All Stars (1900–1904) Norfolk Red Stockings (1905) Cuban X-Giants (1905–1907) Leland Giants (1907–1909) Habana (1907–1908) Philadelphia Giants (1907–1908) Chicago Giants (1910–1921)[1][2]

Clarence Henry Winston (August 27, 1878 – September 15, 1952), nicknamed "Bobby", was an American baseball outfielder in the pre-Negro leagues.

Winston started playing baseball for the Reformers All Stars of Richmond, Virginia where he was also the captain and manager. In 1905 he signed with the Norfolk Red Stockings and in August of that year jumped the team to play for the Cuban X-Giants.^[3]

In 1907, Winston left the X-Giants for the Leland Giants, remaining with the team, and the cross-town team Chicago Giants until 1921.

References

1. "Diamond Dashes" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, August 27, 1910, Page 4, Columns 5 and 6
2. "American Giants Win Fourth Straight Game" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 23, 1914, Page 4, Column 4 and 5
3. "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads