1914
Born July 11, 1914
Westfield, NC, USA
Gentry Jessup Notable
Pitcher · b. July 11, 1914
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 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