Elihu Roberts | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Valdosta, Georgia | August 2, 1897|
Died: March 23, 1975 Atlantic City, New Jersey | (aged 77)|
Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1916, for the Bacharach Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1920, for the Hilldale Club | |
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Elihu D. Roberts (August 2, 1897 – March 23, 1975) was an American Negro league outfielder between 1916 and 1920.
A native of Valdosta, Georgia, Roberts attended Morris Brown College.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1916 with the Bacharach Giants, and played with the club for three seasons. Roberts went on to play for the Hilldale Club for two more seasons, finishing his career in 1920.[2] He died in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1975 at age 77.