Sonny Boy Jeffries Explained

Sonny Boy Jeffries
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:August 5, 1914
Birth Place:Rochester, New York
Death Place:Rochester, New York
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1940
Debutteam:Homestead Grays
Finalyear:1948
Finalteam:Baltimore Elite Giants
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Nathaniel "Sonny Boy" Jeffries (August 5, 1914 – April 17, 1995) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

A native of Rochester, New York, Jeffries made his Negro leagues debut in 1940 for the Homestead Grays, and went on to play for the New York Black Yankees in 1948. He died in Rochester in 1995 at age 80.[1] [2]

Jeffries was a sergeant in the United States Army.[3]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sonny Boy Jeffries . seamheads.com . August 16, 2021.
  2. Web site: Sonny Boy Jeffries . baseball-reference.com . August 16, 2021.
  3. News: Mandells Win, 12-5; Ebers Capture Lead . 24 July 2023 . . 20 August 1945 . 20.