Thurman Jennings Explained

Thurman Jennings
Position:	Second baseman
Birth Date:	August 16, 1890
Birth Place:	Ripley, Tennessee
Death Place:	Chicago, Illinois
Bats:	Right^[1]
Throws:	Right
Debutleague:	Negro league baseball
Debutyear:	1914
Debutteam:	Chicago Giants
Finalyear:	1921
Finalteam:	Chicago Giants
Teams:	Chicago Giants (1914–1915, 1917, 1919–1921)

Thurman Jennings (August 16, 1890  - January 23, 1978) was an American Negro league second baseman between 1914 and 1921.

Early life and career

A native of Ripley, Tennessee, Jennings made his Negro leagues debut in 1914 for the Chicago Giants. He went on to play six seasons for the club through 1921.^{[2] [3]} Jennings died in Chicago, Illinois in 1978 at age 87.

Further reading

• Defender staff (Oct 12, 1918). "Baseball Shrapnel". The Chicago Defender. p. 9. "'Puss' Greene is perhaps the most prominent third baseman before the public today, while Jennings is an outfielder of rare skill." [emphasis added]

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

1. Defender staff (April 20, 1918). "Green's Second Sacker". The Chicago Defender. p. 9. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
2. Web site: Thurman Jennings . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
3. Web site: Thurman Jennings . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.