Clarence Winston

Clarence "Bobby" Winston
Clarence "Bobby" Winston
	Outfielder
	Born: August 27, 1878; Brookland, Virginia
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
debut
	1900, for the Richmond, Virginia Reformers All Stars
Last appearance
	1921, for the Chicago Giants
Teams
	Richmond, Virginia Reformers All Stars (1900–1904); Norfolk Red Stockings (1905); Cuban X-Giants (1905–1907); Leland Giants (1907–1909); Habana (1907–1908); Philadelphia Giants (1907–1908); Chicago Giants (1910–1921)[1][2];

Clarence Henry "Bobby" Winston (born August 27, 1878) was an American baseball outfielder in the pre-Negro leagues.

"Bobby" Winston started playing baseball for the Reformers All Stars of Richmond, Virginia where he was also the captain and manager. In 1905 he signed with the Norfolk Red Stockings and in August of that year jumped the team to play for the Cuban X-Giants.[3]

In 1907, Winston left the X-Giants for the Leland Giants, remaining with the team, and the cross-town team Chicago Giants until 1921.

References

External links

Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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[indyfree1910-1] "Diamond Dashes" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, August 27, 1910, Page 4, Columns 5 and 6

[1914freeman-2] "American Giants Win Fourth Straight Game" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 23, 1914, Page 4, Column 4 and 5

[leland1910-3] "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910