Robert Lee Patrick (October 27, 1917 – October 6, 1999) was an American

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

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. He played parts of two seasons in the major leagues, and for the

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. He appeared in nine games, going 4-for-15 at the plate. His career was interrupted by

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. He served in the U.S. Army attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant.

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Major League Baseball outfielders Detroit Tigers players Alexandria Aces players Beaumont Exporters players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Baseball players from Arkansas Sportspeople from Fort Smith, Arkansas 1917 births 1999 deaths Burials at Fort Smith National Cemetery United States Army personnel of World War II 20th-century American sportsmen

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