Ashby Dunbar facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ashby Dunbar
Outfielder
Born: (1879-10-15)October 15, 1879 Charlottesville, Virginia
Died: May 5, 1925(1925-05-05) New York, New York
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
Teams
Philadelphia Giants (1908) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1908–1911, 1916) Club Fe (1908–1909) New York Lincoln Giants (1912) Paterson Smart Set (1913) Schenectady Mohawk Giants (1913–1914) Louisville White Sox (1914–1915) Chicago Black Sox (1915) Royal Poinciana Hotel (1915–1916) Indianapolis ABCs (1916) New York Lincoln Stars (1916) Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York (1917–1920)

Ashby Columbus Dunbar (October 15, 1879 – May 5, 1925) was a Negro leagues Outfielder for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League. Dunbar played with many teams, and appears to have spent the most seasons with the Brooklyn Royal Giants.

After his first few seasons with Brooklyn, Dunbar moved to the Lincoln Giants for one season. He bounced from the Paterson Smart Set, and the Mohawk Giants, to the Louisville White Sox, then Chicago Black Sox.

He was picked up for the Winter season by the Indianapolis ABCs by first playing for their Royal Poinciana Hotel team, and stayed to play a regular summer season with the ABCs.

Dunbar moved back out east, and back with the Lincoln Stars in 1916. His last known game is for the Pennsylvania Red Caps.