Robert Gaston

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Robert Gaston
Catcher
Born: (1910-03-19)March 19, 1910 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died: February 11, 2000(2000-02-11) (aged 89) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Professional debut
Negro league baseball: 1933 for the Homestead Grays
Last professional appearance
1948 for the Homestead Grays
Teams
Homestead Grays (1933, 1935, 1939–1945, 1947–1948) Brooklyn Brown Dodgers (1946)
Career highlights and awards

Robert "Rab Roy" Gaston (March 19, 1910 – February 11, 2000) was an African-American baseball catcher in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1933 to 1948, mostly with the Homestead Grays. He spent the majority of his career as the backup catcher to Josh Gibson.^[1]

References

↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
Negro League Baseball Players Association

v t e Homestead Grays 1943 Negro World Series Champions

Sam Bankhead Cool Papa Bell Jerry Benjamin Ray Brown Howard Easterling Robert Gaston Josh Gibson Vic Harris Buck Leonard Roy Partlow Edsall Walker Jud Wilson John Wright Ralph Wyatt Manager Vic Harris

Persondata
Name	Gaston, Robert
Alternative names
Short description	Negro League Baseball player
Date of birth	March 19, 1910
Place of birth	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Date of death	February 11, 2000
Place of death	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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