Davis Aydelotte Robertson (September 25, 1889 - November 5, 1970) is a former professional baseball

Baseball

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 player. He was an outfielder

Outfielder

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 over parts of 9 seasons with the New York Giants

San Francisco Giants

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, Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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, and Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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. In 1916 and 1917 he tied for the National League

National League

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 lead in home run

Home run

In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...

s (with Cy Williams

Cy Williams

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 and Gavvy Cravath

Gavvy Cravath

Clifford Carlton "Gavvy" Cravath , also nicknamed "Cactus", was an American right fielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies...

, respectively) while playing for New York. He was born in Portsmouth, Virginia

Portsmouth, Virginia

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, attended North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University

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 following years at Maury High School and Norfolk Academy

Norfolk Academy

Norfolk Academy is an independent co-educational day school in Norfolk, Virginia. Chartered in 1728, it is the oldest secondary school in Virginia and the eighth oldest in the United States...

, and died at the age of 89 in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Virginia Beach, Virginia

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