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Nat Rogers
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Outfielder
Born: (1893-07-21)July 21, 1893
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Died: December 1981
Memphis, Tennessee
Batted: Left Threw: Right
debut
1923, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Last appearance
1945, for the Memphis Red Sox
Teams
  • Brooklyn Royal Giants (1923)
  • Harrisburg Giants (1924)
  • Chicago American Giants (1927–1928)
  • Memphis Red Sox (1927–1930)
  • Birmingham Black Barons (1930)
  • Chicago Columbia Giants (1931)
  • Kansas City Monarchs (1931)
  • Chicago American Giants (1932–1936)
  • Memphis Red Sox (1937–1945)

William Nathaniel Rogers (July 21, 1893 – December 1981) was a baseball player in the Negro leagues from the 1920s to the 1940s.

A native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, Rogers played outfielder, catcher, and infielder. In 1927, he had a 31-game hitting streak for the Chicago American Giants. Rogers died in 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee at age 88.

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