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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: RightThrew: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1939, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1946, for the Philadelphia Stars
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Newark Eagles (1939) Baltimore Elite Giants (1939–1940) Cincinnati Buckeyes (1942) Homestead Grays (1944) Cleveland Buckeyes (1946) Philadelphia Stars (1946)

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

A native of Ocala, Florida, Hubert made his Negro leagues debut in 1939 with the Newark Eagles. In 1940, he and Ross Davis tossed a combined no-hitter for the Baltimore Elite Giants against Newark. In 1944, Hubert played for the Homestead Grays during the team's 1944 Negro World Series championship season. After his Negro leagues career, he played minor league baseball for the Farnham Pirates of the Provincial League in 1948. 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). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
3. "1944 Homestead Grays". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
4. "Willie Hubert". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads

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