1914
Born July 11, 1914
Westfield, NC, USA
Gentry Jessup Notable
Gentry Jessup divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Birmingham Black Barons from 1940, then the Birmingham Black Barons through 1943.
He went 24 and 29 with a 3.40 earned run average, pitching 452 innings in 69 games. He struck out 241, completed 38 of his 55 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 83 games he batted .195, with 38 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 7 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 1946 and 1947, topping out at 2. He led the league in saves once, in 1943, with 1.
He was selected to five consecutive All-Star teams, from 1944 to 1948.
He was born in Westfield, NC, USA on July 11, 1914, and died on March 23, 1998. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 5 | 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BBB | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | BBB/CAG | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1942 | CAG | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1943 | BBB/CAG | 17 | 47 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .298 |
| 1944 | CAG | 14 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| 1945 | CAG | 12 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| 1946 | CAG | 8 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .130 |
| 1947 | CAG | 9 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| 1948 | CAG | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Career | — | 83 | 195 | 14 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .195 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BBB | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 34.2 | 43 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 5.45 |
| 1941 | BBB/CAG | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18.1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 4.42 |
| 1942 | CAG | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7.62 |
| 1943 | BBB/CAG | 7 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 102.1 | 102 | 36 | 30 | 50 | 3.17 |
| 1944 | CAG | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 93.1 | 89 | 28 | 21 | 48 | 2.70 |
| 1945 | CAG | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 79.0 | 65 | 28 | 24 | 43 | 3.19 |
| 1946 | CAG | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 51.0 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 2.12 |
| 1947 | CAG | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 36.1 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 2.48 |
| 1948 | CAG | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 6.00 |
| Career | — | 24 | 29 | 69 | 55 | 1 | 452.0 | 427 | 171 | 152 | 241 | 3.40 |
On this day & linked events
1998