William Nathaniel Rogers (July 21, 1893 – December 1981) was a baseball player in the Negro leagues from the 1920s to the 1940s.
| Nat Rogers | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: July 21, 1893 Spartanburg, South Carolina | |
| Died: December 1981 Memphis, Tennessee | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1923, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1945, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
| Teams | |
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A native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, Rogers played outfielder, catcher, and infielder. In 1927, he had a 31-game hitting streak for the Chicago American Giants.[1] Rogers died in 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee at age 88.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1700. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.
- ^ "Nat Rogers". seamheads.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "Nat Rogers". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Nat Rogers at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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