Joseph Jessup

Pitcher

Born: July 11, 1914
Mount Airy, North Carolina

Died: March 23, 1998 (aged 83)
Springfield, Missouri

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut

1940, for the Birmingham Black Barons

Last appearance

1948, for the Chicago American Giants

Teams

Birmingham Black Barons (1940-1941)
Chicago American Giants (1941-1948)

Joseph Gentry "Jeep" Jessup (July 11, 1914 – March 23, 1998) was an African-American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1940 to 1948 with the Birmingham Black Barons and Chicago American Giants.^[1]

References

↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics

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