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Robert Jordan (August 8, 1867 – April 23, 1931) was a Negro leagues First baseman for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

In 1903, he was playing as First baseman for the Cuban X-Giants at the age of 29. There he was playing with famous players of the day, including Charlie Grant, Jap Payne, Rube Foster, and Big Bill Smith. He stayed with the X-Giants for at least three seasons before moving on.

In 1906, Jordan moved to the Philadelphia Giants for a year, then played with the Brooklyn Royal Giants in 1907.

References

1. "Genuine Cuban Giants" The Evening Times, Washington, DC, Saturday, May 23, 1896, Page 3, Column 5
2. "Cuban X-Giants are Champions" The Patriot, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Saturday, September 19, 1903, Page 7, Column 1

External links

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

• Cuban X-Giants players
• Philadelphia Giants players
• Brooklyn Royal Giants players
• 1867 births
• 1931 deaths