Robert Footes (birthdate unknown) was a Negro league baseball catcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

Robert Footes
Catcher
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
debut
1895, for the Chicago Unions
Last appearance
1906, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams

He played for several years in Chicago for the Chicago Unions and Chicago Union Giants.[1] During that time, he formed a battery with Big Bill Smith, Frank Butler, and Harry Buckner.

In 1903, Footes moved on to the Philadelphia Giants[2] for a couple years.[3]

References

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  • Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com