Bill Jefferson (baseball)

Bill Jefferson
Bill Jefferson
	Pitcher
	Born: July 16, 1904; Clearview, Oklahoma
	Died: 1976; Houston, Texas
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
debut
	1937, for the Cincinnati Tigers
Last appearance
	1948, for the Cincinnati Crescents
Teams
	Cincinnati Tigers (1937); Memphis Red Sox (1938–1939); Cleveland Buckeyes (1942–1946); Louisville Buckeyes (1947); Cincinnati Crescents (1948);
Career highlights and awards
	1945 Negro World Series champion team;

Willie "Bill" Jefferson (July 16, 1904 – 1976) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.

A native of Clearview, Oklahoma, Jefferson was the brother of Jeff Jefferson, also played in the Negro leagues.[1] Jefferson played with several teams from 1937 to 1948, spending the majority of his career with the Cleveland Buckeyes. He served in the US Army during World War II,[2] and died in Houston, Texas in 1976 at age 71 or 72.

References

Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
"Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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[Riley-1] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

[2] "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.