Willie Bobo (baseball)

Willie Bobo
First baseman
Born: 1898 Texas
Died: (1931-02-22)February 22, 1931 San Diego, California
Batted: Left Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1923, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last appearance
1930, for the Nashville Elite Giants
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Kansas City Monarchs (1923) St. Louis Stars (1924–1928) Cleveland Tigers (1928) Nashville Elite Giants (1930)

Willie Alphonso Bobo (February 7, 1898 - February 22, 1931) was an American Negro league first baseman between 1923 and 1930.

A native of Tennessee, Bobo made his Negro leagues debut in 1923 with the Kansas City Monarchs. He played the next five seasons with the St. Louis Stars, and finished his career with a two-year stint with the Nashville Elite Giants in 1929 and 1930.^[1][2] Bobo died in San Diego, California in 1931 at 33 years old

References

1. "Willie Bobo". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
2. "Willie Bobo". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

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