Bob Lawson
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Robert Baker "Bob" Lawson (August 23, 1876 – October 28, 1952) was a Major League Baseball
pitcher
. Lawson played for the Boston Beaneaters
in and the Baltimore Orioles
in . In 9 career games, he had a 2-4 record, with a 3.66 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.
Lawson was born in Brookneal, Virginia
and died in Durham, North Carolina
. He attended the University of North Carolina
, where also served as the head baseball coach in 1900, 1905, 1906, and 1910, and later as a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine
.
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
Pitcher
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. Lawson played for the Boston Beaneaters
Atlanta Braves
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in and the Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees
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in . In 9 career games, he had a 2-4 record, with a 3.66 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.
Lawson was born in Brookneal, Virginia
Brookneal, Virginia
Brookneal is an incorporated town in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,259 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
and died in Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
. He attended the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
, where also served as the head baseball coach in 1900, 1905, 1906, and 1910, and later as a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
The University of North Carolina School of Medicine is a professional school within the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It offers a Doctor of Medicine degree along with combined Doctor of Medicine / Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Medicine / Master of Public Health degrees.It is one...
.