Robert Jackson | |
Position: | Catcher |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1887 |
Debutteam: | New York Gorhams |
Finalyear: | 1899 |
Finalteam: | Baltimore Elite Giants |
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Robert Jackson (birth unknown - death unknown) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1880s and 1890s.
Jackson made his professional debut for the New York Gorhams in 1887, and played again for New York the following season. He went on to play for the Cuban Giants and Cuban X-Giants, and finished his career with the Chicago Unions, where he played from 1897 to 1899, serving as team captain in 1899.[1] [2]