Robert Thomas Synnott
Born:
September 27, 1912
New York
Died:
November 19, 1985
Pampano Beach (or Dade County), FL
Career
Theodore Roosevelt High School - Bronx, NY (High School)
1932-33 Bronx (MBL)
1933-34 Bronx Americans (ABL)
1933-34 Union City Reds (ABL)
1934-35 Cagle All-Stars (Independent)
1934-35 Jersey Reds (ABL)
1934-35 Mount Vernon Maroons (Independent)
1935-36 Jersey Reds (ABL)
1935-36 Brooklyn Visitation (ABL)
1935-36 Mount Vernon Maroons (Independent)
1936-37 Original Celtics (Independent)
1936-37 Brooklyn Visitation (ABL)
1936-37 National City Bank (Independent)
1936-37 Tunkhannock (Independent)
1937-38 Brooklyn Visitation (ABL)
1937-38 Tunkhannock (Independent)
1938-39 Brooklyn Visitation (ABL)
1939-40 Baltimore Clippers (ABL)
1939-40 Troy Celtics (ABL)
1939-40 Brooklyn Americans
1939-40 Wilkes-Barre Barons (ABL)
1939-40 Syracuse Reds (Independent)
1940-41 Knights of Columbus (Independent)
1940-41 Troy Monitors (NYSL)
1940-41 New York Jewels (ABL)
1940-41 Original Celtics (Independent)
1940-41 Syracuse Reds (Independent)
1941-42 Pittsfield Golden Bears (NYSL)
1941-42 Schuyhill Haven (TSL)
1941-42 Bridgeport Newfields (CSL)
1942-43 Harrisburg Senators (ABL)
1942-43 Detroit Eagles (Independent)
1943-44 Brooklyn Indians (ABL)
1943-44 Detroit Eagles (Independent)
1943-44 Original Celtics (Independent)
1944-45 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL)
1945-46 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL)
1946-47 Chicago American Gears (NBL)
1946-47 Syracuse Nationals (NBL)
1946-47 Mohawks Redskins (NYSL)
1946-47 Gloversville Glovers (NYSL)
1946-47 Utica Olympians (NYSL)
1947-48 Utica Olympians (NYSL) Head Coach
Synnott had a long career of professional basketball, playing in the ABL for many years as well as the Original Celtics. He moved on to play three seasons in the NBL.
Synnott may have played minor league baseball, too. There is a Robert Synnott who played for Cumberland in the Mid Atlantic League in 1931 and 1932.
Minor League Stats (maybe)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=synnot001rob
Thanks to Jay LaFountaine for piecing together a good chunk of his travelogue.
Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/synnoro01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=synnobo01
You are correct with the baseball stats. He was a pitcher in high school.
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DeleteBob Synnott was my uncle. As a baseball player, he was the MVP of NY City High Schools in 1930, and signed with the NY Yankees, playing with the Cumberland (Md.) Colts (Class C) in 1931-1932 (see your note above). I believe he was promoted to Erie (Class B) for 1933, but hurt his arm, and had to give up pitching.
ReplyDeleteHis elder brother, John Synnott, was a Yankee farmhand in 1929 & 1930, playing outfield for the Class D Norfolk (Nebr.) Elkhorns in the Nebraska State League.
In Bob Synnott's later years, he was involved with horse-racing management, particularly at East Coast and Florida tracks and the county-fair circuits.
Thank you for your information!
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