Bob Romby
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Robert Lee Romby (December 15, 1918 – November 25, 2004) was an American Negro league pitcher from 1946 to 1950.
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Bob Romby | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1918-12-15)December 15, 1918 Shreveport, Louisiana | |
Died: November 25, 2004(2004-11-25) (aged 85) Farmville, Virginia | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1950, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
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A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Romby served in the US Army during World War II.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 for the Baltimore Elite Giants,[2][3] and played for Baltimore through 1950.[4] In 1948, Romby was selected to represent the Elite Giants in the East–West All-Star Game, and in 1949 he was part of Baltimore's Negro American League championship club.[4] Romby died in Farmville, Virginia in 2004 at age 85.