Jeff Jefferson

American baseball player
Baseball player
Jeff Jefferson
Pitcher
Born: (1922-08-08)August 8, 1922
Bartow, Florida, U.S.
Died: September 21, 1985(1985-09-21) (aged 63)
Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
1944, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Last appearance
1950, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
NAL statistics
Win–loss record5–5
Earned run average2.92
Strikeouts43
Teams
  • Cleveland Buckeyes (1944–1945, 1947–1948)
Career highlights and awards
  • 1945 Negro World Series champion

George Leo "Jeff" Jefferson (August 8, 1922 – September 21, 1985) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Jacksonville Red Caps in 1942 and 1943 and the Cleveland Buckeyes from 1944 to 1950. His brother, Bill Jefferson, also played Negro league baseball.[1]

References

  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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Cleveland Buckeyes 1945 Negro World Series champions
Buddy Armour
Earl Ashby
Gene Bremer
John Brown
Avelino Cañizares
Frank Carswell
Johnnie Cowan
Lloyd Davenport
Rosey Davis
Rayford Finch
Willie Grace
Lovell Harden
Billy Horne
Bill Jefferson
Jeff Jefferson
Sam Jethroe
Phelbert Lawson
George Provens
Quincy Trouppe
Archie Ware
Parnell Woods
Manager
Quincy Trouppe


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