1909
Born July 17, 1909
Montgomery, AL, USA
Jesse Houston Notable
Jesse Houston played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Tigers in 1937 and closing with the Homestead Grays in 1941.
He went 20 and 12 with a 3.26 earned run average, pitching 282 innings in 48 games. He struck out 165, completed 22 of his 35 starts and threw 1 shutouts. Across 69 games he batted .231, with 34 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Montgomery, AL, USA on July 17, 1909, and died on April 7, 1968.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CT | 18 | 47 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| 1938 | CAG | 18 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .184 |
| 1939 | CAG | 25 | 45 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| 1941 | HG | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| Career | — | 69 | 147 | 18 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CT | 9 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 111.2 | 101 | 28 | 21 | 84 | 2.26 |
| 1938 | CAG | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 53.0 | 59 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 5.09 |
| 1939 | CAG | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 77.1 | 79 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 3.72 |
| 1941 | HG | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 40.0 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 2.70 |
| Career | — | 20 | 12 | 48 | 35 | 2 | 282.0 | 275 | 102 | 93 | 165 | 3.26 |
On this day & linked events
1968