Judy Gans

Pitcher / Manager

Born: July 16, 1886
Washington, Pennsylvania

Died: February 13, 1949 (aged 62)
Beverley, New Jersey

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

Teams

Cuban Giants (1908, 1911)
Brooklyn Royal Giants (1908–1909)
Matanzas (1908–1909)
New York Lincoln Giants (1911–1913, 1917, 1921–1925)^[1]
Paterson Smart Set (1912)
Club Fe (1912–1913)
Chicago American Giants (1914–1916, 1918–1920) ^[2]
Chicago Giants (1917)
Jewell's ABCs of Indianapolis (1917)

Robert Edward "Judy" Gans (born July 16, 1886 - February 13, 1949) was a Negro Leagues pitcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.

1919 Chicago American Giants

Gans appears to have played most of his seasons for the Chicago American Giants and the Lincoln Giants.

He attended Washington and Jefferson College in his hometown of Washington, Pennsylvania.

He died in 1949 at the age of 62, and is buried at the Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, New Jersey.

References

External links

Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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