Jesse Douglas | |
Position: | Infielder |
Birth Date: | March 27, 1916 |
Birth Place: | Longview, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Debutyear: | 1940 |
Debutteam: | Kansas City Monarchs |
Finalyear: | 1945 |
Finalteam: | Chicago American Giants |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .290 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 1 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 46 |
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Jesse Warren Douglas (March 27, 1916 - January 6, 1979) was an American Negro league infielder between 1937 and 1951.
A native of Longview, Texas, Douglas broke into the Negro leagues in 1937 with the Kansas City Monarchs.[1] He played on several teams through the 1951 season, and was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1950.[2] Douglas also played in the Mexican League, and from 1951 to 1958 played minor league baseball.[1] He died in Los Angeles, California in 1979 at age 62.[3]
and Seamheads
. Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. Larry Lester. University of Nebraska Press. 349. 2001. 9780803280007.