Jesse Douglas (baseball)

Jesse Douglas
Jesse Douglas
	Infielder
	Born: March 27, 1916; Longview, Texas
	Died: January 6, 1979 (aged 62); Los Angeles, California
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1937, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last appearance
	1951, for the New Orleans Eagles
Teams
	Kansas City Monarchs (1937); New York Black Yankees (1938); Kansas City Monarchs (1940); Birmingham Black Barons (1941–1942); Chicago American Giants (1944–1945, 1949–1950); Memphis Red Sox (1950); New Orleans Eagles (1951);

Jesse Warren Douglas (March 27, 1916 – January 6, 1979) was an American Negro league infielder between 1937 and 1951.

A native of Longview, Texas, Douglas broke into the Negro leagues in 1937 with the Kansas City Monarchs. He played on several teams through the 1951 season, and was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1950. 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]

References

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads

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