| DATE SHOT: 1940s SUBJECT: Frazier Robinson APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3-1/2"x5-1/2" MARKS / STAMPING: Has standard postcard back but remains postally unused. Hand-signed by Frazier Robinson ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Signature is original, Photo is Type 4 - Second or later-generation photo, printed from a duplicate negative or wire photo process, in a later period SIGNER: Frazier Robinson COMMENTS / CONDITION: As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass further inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See scans for signature quality and photo condition. BIO: Henry Frazier Robinson (Pep, Shoe, Hank) was born in 1910 in Birmingham, AL and died in 1997 in Kings Mountain, NC. He played negro league baseball from 1940 to 1948 as catcher for the Kansas City Monarchs and the Baltimore Elite Giants. Frazier Robinson was a Negro League catcher for nine years. His brother Norman Robinson also played in the Negro Leagues. Frazier debuted with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1942, replacing the injured Joe Greene late in the season. With Greene back, Robinson did not play in the 1942 Negro World Series. He split 1943 between the Monarchs, New York Black Yankees and Baltimore Elite Giants before joining the US Navy. Exiting the Navy after World War II, Robinson backed up Bob Clark with Baltimore in 1946. He became a starter at age 38 in 1948 and ended his career by hitting .225 in 1950. He was a teammate of his brother's in 1946-1947. SKU: L13942
Item: L13942
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