Jesse Douglas (baseball)
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Jesse Warren Douglas (March 27, 1916 – January 6, 1979) was an American Negro league infielder between 1937 and 1951.
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Jesse Douglas | |
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Infielder | |
Born: (1916-03-27)March 27, 1916 Longview, Texas, U.S. | |
Died: January 6, 1979(1979-01-06) (aged 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1937, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
Last appearance | |
1951, for the New Orleans Eagles | |
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A native of Longview, Texas, Douglas broke into the Negro leagues in 1937 with the Kansas City Monarchs.[citation needed] He played on several teams through the 1951 season, and was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1950.[citation needed] 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.[2]