Robert Abernathy

American baseball player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican baseball player
PlacesUnited States of America
wasAthlete Baseball player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth12 July 1917
Death2 September 1997 (aged 80 years)
Star signCancer
The details

Biography

Robert William Abernathy (July 12, 1917 – September 2, 1997), also listed as James Abernathy, was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues. He played with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1945, the Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns in 1947, and the New York Cubans in 1948.

His career ended when he broke his leg in 1948 while trying to break his slide at home plate while scoring from third base.

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