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]

Joseph Jessup
Pitcher
Born: (1914-07-11)July 11, 1914
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Died: March 23, 1998(1998-03-23) (aged 83)
Springfield, Massachusetts
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 record23–29
Earned run average3.34
Strikeouts239
Teams

References edit

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

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