Robert Poindexter (baseball)

Robert Poindexter (September 25, 1897 – June 8, 1930), nicknamed "Roy", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.

Poindexter made his Negro leagues debut in 1924 with the Birmingham Black Barons.

[1][2] He went on to play for the Chicago American Giants during their 1926 Colored World Series championship season.

[3] In 1927 and 1928, Poindexter was back with Birmingham, and tossed a no-hitter for the Black Barons against his former Chicago team in 1928.

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