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Fred Hobgood
Pitcher
Born: (1921-10-01)October 1, 1921 Kinston, North Carolina
Died: September 23, 1965(1965-09-23) (aged 43) Kinston, North Carolina
Batted: LeftThrew: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1941, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1946, for the Philadelphia Stars
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Newark Eagles (1941–1944, 1946) Philadelphia Stars (1944)

Frederick Douglass Hobgood (October 1, 1921 – September 23, 1965) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

A native of Kinston, North Carolina, Hobgood made his Negro leagues debut in 1941 for the Newark Eagles. He played for Newark through 1944 and again in 1946, and also played briefly for the Philadelphia Stars in 1944. Hobgood died in Kinston in 1965 at age 43.

References

1. "Fred Hobgood". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
2. "Fred Hobgood". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
3. Rich Bogovich. "Fred Hobgood". sabr.org. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
• Fred Hobgood biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)

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