1894
Born April 6, 1894
Luling, TX, USA
Robert Hudspeth Notable
b. April 6, 1894 · Indianapolis ABCs 1920–1921, Columbus Buckeyes 1921, New York Bacharach Giants 1922, New York Lincoln Giants 1923–1926, 1928–1929, Brooklyn Royal Giants 1927, Hilldale Club 1929, New York Black Yankees 1932
Robert Hudspeth played for seven clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Indianapolis ABCs in 1920 and closing with the New York Black Yankees in 1932.
Across 447 games he batted .315, with 523 hits and 226 runs. He finished with 42 home runs, 87 doubles and 20 stolen bases.
He led the league in doubles once, in 1921, with 20. He played 436 games at first base, with 3,819 putouts and 88 errors. He turned 183 double plays.
He was born in Luling, TX, USA on April 6, 1894, and died on August 2, 1935. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | ABC | 19 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .147 |
| 1921 | ABC/COB | 86 | 334 | 40 | 98 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 5 | .293 |
| 1922* | NYB | 55 | 216 | 30 | 69 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | .319 |
| 1923 | NLG | 33 | 130 | 22 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .362 |
| 1924 | NLG | 67 | 246 | 35 | 86 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 4 | .350 |
| 1925 | NLG | 48 | 183 | 25 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 3 | .262 |
| 1926 | NLG | 49 | 183 | 31 | 68 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 0 | .372 |
| 1927 | BRG | 33 | 132 | 13 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .280 |
| 1928 | NLG | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1929 | HIL/NLG | 46 | 162 | 24 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .327 |
| 1932* | NBY | 9 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Major leagues | — | 383 | 1411 | 193 | 443 | 77 | 18 | 37 | 249 | 113 | 9 | 17 | .314 |
| All seasons | — | 447 | 1660 | 226 | 523 | 87 | 21 | 42 | 291 | 129 | 14 | 20 | .315 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Robert Hudspeth, that is 1922–1932. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1935