Jesse Barber Explained

Jesse Barber
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:January 5, 1888
Charlottesville, Virginia
Death Date:
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1909
Debutteam:Philadelphia Giants
Finalyear:1926
Finalteam:Philadelphia Giants
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Jesse Bernard "Phantom" Barber (January 5, 1888 – October 21, 1959) was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1909 to 1926 with several teams.

Barber played the majority of his career with the Bacharach Giants, Philadelphia Giants, and Chicago American Giants.[2]

He died at the age of 71 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. http://johndonaldson.bravehost.com/pdf/00629.pdf "BEARS ROMP AWAY FROM GIANTS 8 TO 1" The San Diego Union, San Diego, CA, Monday Morning, December 30, 1912, Page 8, Column 1
  2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . registration . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .