Jesse Douglas (baseball)
Jesse Douglas | |
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Infielder | |
Born: Longview, Texas, U.S. | March 27, 1916|
Died: January 6, 1979 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 62)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1937, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
Last appearance | |
1951, for the New Orleans Eagles | |
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Jesse Warren Douglas (March 27, 1916 – January 6, 1979) was an American Negro league infielder between 1937 and 1951.
A native of Longview, Texas, Douglas broke into the Negro leagues in 1937 with the Kansas City Monarchs.[citation needed] He played on several teams through the 1951 season, and was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1950.[citation needed] Douglas also played in the Mexican League, and from 1951 to 1958 played minor league baseball.[1] He died in Los Angeles, California in 1979 at age 62.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jesse Douglas". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Jesse Douglas". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1979 deaths
- Birmingham Black Barons players
- Chicago American Giants players
- Kansas City Monarchs players
- Memphis Red Sox players
- New York Black Yankees players
- Sportspeople from Longview, Texas
- Baseball players from Gregg County, Texas
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Baseball infielders
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs