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William Nathaniel Rogers (July 21, 1893 – December 1981) was a baseball player in the Negro leagues from the 1920s to the 1940s.

Nat Rogers
Outfielder
Born: (1893-07-21)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
Brooklyn Royal Giants (1923) Harrisburg Giants (1924) Chicago American Giants (1927–1928) Memphis Red Sox (1927–1930) Birmingham Black Barons (1930) Chicago Columbia Giants (1931) Kansas City Monarchs (1931) Chicago American Giants (1932–1936) Memphis Red Sox (1937–1945)

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

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
• Nat Rogers at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

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