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William Henry Hubert (January 19, 1913 – May 19, 2000), nicknamed "Bubber", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1939 and 1946.

Willie Hubert
Pitcher
Born: (1913-01-19)January 19, 1913
Ocala, Florida
Died: May 19, 2000(2000-05-19) (aged 87)
Bronx, New York
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1939, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1946, for the Philadelphia Stars
Teams
  • Newark Eagles (1939)
  • Baltimore Elite Giants (1939–1940)
  • Cincinnati Buckeyes (1942)
  • Homestead Grays (1944)
  • Cleveland Buckeyes (1946)
  • Philadelphia Stars (1946)

A native of Ocala, Florida, Hubert made his Negro leagues debut in 1939 with the Newark Eagles.[1] In 1940, he and Ross Davis tossed a combined no-hitter for the Baltimore Elite Giants against Newark.[2] In 1944, Hubert played for the Homestead Grays during the team's 1944 Negro World Series championship season.[3] After his Negro leagues career, he played minor league baseball for the Farnham Pirates of the Provincial League in 1948.[4] Hubert died in Bronx, New York in 2000 at age 87.


References


  1. "Willie Hubert". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. "Negro League No-Hitters" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. "1944 Homestead Grays". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. "Willie Hubert". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.



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