Joseph Gentry "Jeep" Jessup (July 11, 1914 – March 23, 1998) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1940 to 1948 with the Birmingham Black Barons and Chicago American Giants.[1]
Gentry Jessup | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Mount Airy, North Carolina | July 11, 1914|
Died: March 23, 1998 Springfield, Massachusetts | (aged 83)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1940, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
Last appearance | |
1948, for the Chicago American Giants | |
NAL statistics | |
Win–loss record | 23–29 |
Earned run average | 3.34 |
Strikeouts | 239 |
Teams | |
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References
edit- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads