Pearl Franklyn Webster (July 8, 1889 – November 16, 1918), nicknamed "Specks", was an American professional baseball catcher and first baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1914 to 1918 with several teams.
In 1918, while playing for the Hilldale Club, Webster was drafted into the Army in Class 1-A."Santop, Williams and Tom Williams" Evening Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, July 17, 1918, Page 11, Column 3
He died of the Spanish flu pandemic while serving in the United States Army during World War I.Remembering the Royals: The pride of Brooklyn’s African-American baseball community Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Thirty-four years after his death, Webster received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever."1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"
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Pearl Franklyn "Specks" Webster at Find a Grave