Robert Long

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Robert Long
Robert Richard Long
Bat/Throw:	S/R
Height:	6' 3"
Weight:	205
Born:	1932-9-16 at Hackensack, NJ (US)

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Robert Long was a professional player.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Outside of baseball 1.5 Contract signing 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in New York City, New York in 1953.
• Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry.
• Shows his hobbies are pool and checkers.

Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Cardozo High School in 1951.
• Played baseball and football in high school.

Achievements

• Struck out 27 batters in one game while in high school.
• Led the 1952 Provincial League in strikeouts with 179 and bases on balls issued with 164.

Outside of baseball

• Was a mail clerk during the off-season.

Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Rex Bowen of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Sources

• 1953 Pioneer League Index (Second Edition).
• Engagements with Butler and Olean in 1951 were listed in the 1953 Pioneer League Index.