Ralph Jefferson Explained

Ralph Jefferson
Position:	Outfielder
Birth Date:	July 7, 1895
Birth Place:	Hearne, Texas
Death Date:	Unknown
Bats:	Right
Debutleague:	Negro league baseball
Debutyear:	1920
Debutteam:	Indianapolis ABCs
Finalyear:	1924
Finalteam:	Cuban Stars (East)
Teams:	Indianapolis ABCs (1920–1921) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1921) Bacharach Giants (1921) Philadelphia Royal Stars (1922) Washington Potomacs (1923) Cuban Stars (East) (1924)

Ralph Tennyson Jefferson (July 7, 1895  - death unknown) was an American Negro league outfielder and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Early life and career

A native of Hearne, Texas, Jefferson attended Atlanta University. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1920 with the Indianapolis ABCs, and played with several teams through the 1924 season. Following his baseball career, he was editor of The Negro American magazine, and was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1941-1942 session.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Personal life

On April 16, 1932, Jefferson married Helen Daisy Stinson of Chatham, Virginia.^{[4] [5]}

Further reading

• Advertisement (February 21, 1925). "Sporting Goods and Radio". p. 7
• Eagle staff (May 2, 1940). "9 Enter Race for Pa. Legislature". The California Eagle. p. 1
• Tribune staff (April 13, 1941). "Against Swing". Scrantonian Tribune. p. 16
• Associated Press (May 6, 1941). Milk Price Fixing Plan Is Dropped; Tax Bills to Move; Legislature". Lancaster Intelligencer-Journal. pp. 1, 4

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ralph Jefferson . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
2. Web site: Ralph Jefferson . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.
3. Web site: Ralph Tennyson Jefferson . legis.state.pa.us . October 7, 2020.
4. Star staff (April 12, 1932). "Marriage Licenses". Washington Evening Star. p. 9. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
5. https://www.mediafire.com/view/29e78m2cx3zl7p9 "Helen Daisy Stinson, District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950"