Joseph Jessup

Joseph Jessup
Joseph Jessup
	Pitcher
	Born: July 11, 1914; Mount Airy, North Carolina
	Died: March 23, 1998 (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
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.

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