Oscar Jackson (baseball)

Oscar Jackson
Oscar Jackson
	Outfielder/First baseman
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Unknown
debut
	1887, for the New York Gorhams
Last appearance
	1906, for the Cuban X-Giants
Teams
	New York Gorhams (1887–1889); Cuban Giants (1888, 1890, 1893–1894, 1896); York Monarchs (1890); New York Big Gorhams (1891); Cuban X-Giants (1906);

Oscar "Oss" Jackson was an African-American baseball outfielder and first baseman in the late 19th century. He played for several teams from 1887 to 1906, spending the majority of his career with the Cuban Giants.^[1] He was the brother of fellow player Andrew Jackson.

References

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

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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