Curt Roberts began his professional baseball career with the Negro Leagues team the Kansas City Monarchs. He played with this team for 4 seasons. His teammates on The Monarchs included Satchel Paige and Buck O’Neil.
Curt Roberts also signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates. According to Wikipedia: “He paved the way for other black players to debut for the Pirates, the most notable of whom was future Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente. He befriended Clemente, teaching him how to handle the racial abuse and the huge pressure that Roberts had suffered with the Pirates.”
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