Eddie Jefferson (baseball)
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Edward Lawrence Jefferson (November 27, 1922 – February 26, 1987) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
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Eddie Jefferson | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1922-11-27)November 27, 1922 Selma, Alabama | |
Died: February 26, 1987(1987-02-26) (aged 64) Oxon Hill, Maryland | |
Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1945, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
Last appearance | |
1946, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
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A native of Selma, Alabama, Jefferson played for the Philadelphia Stars in 1945 and 1946. In 14 recorded appearances on the mound, he posted a 2–1 record with a 5.53 ERA in 53.2 innings.[1][2] Jefferson died in Oxon Hill, Maryland in 1987 at age 64.