1949
Born March 3, 1949
Midlothian, VA, USA
Jesse Jefferson Notable
Pitcher · b. March 3, 1949
Baltimore Orioles 1973–1975, Chicago White Sox 1975–1976, Toronto Blue Jays 1977–1980, Pittsburgh Pirates 1980, California Angels 1981
Jesse Jefferson played for five clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1973 and closing with the California Angels in 1981.
He went 39 and 81 with a 4.81 earned run average, pitching 1,085.7 innings in 237 games. He struck out 522, completed 25 of his 144 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 237 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Midlothian, VA, USA on March 3, 1949, and died on September 8, 2011. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | BAL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | BAL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | BAL/CHW | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | CHW | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | TOR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | TOR | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | TOR | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | PIT/TOR | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | CAL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 237 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | BAL | 6 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 100.2 | 104 | 46 | 46 | 52 | 4.11 |
| 1974 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 57.1 | 55 | 28 | 38 | 31 | 4.40 |
| 1975 | BAL/CHW | 5 | 11 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 115.1 | 105 | 63 | 102 | 71 | 4.92 |
| 1976 | CHW | 2 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 62.1 | 86 | 59 | 42 | 30 | 8.52 |
| 1977 | TOR | 9 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 217.0 | 224 | 104 | 83 | 114 | 4.31 |
| 1978 | TOR | 7 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 211.2 | 214 | 103 | 86 | 97 | 4.38 |
| 1979 | TOR | 2 | 10 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 116.0 | 150 | 71 | 45 | 43 | 5.51 |
| 1980 | PIT/TOR | 5 | 13 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 128.1 | 133 | 75 | 54 | 57 | 5.26 |
| 1981 | CAL | 2 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 77.0 | 80 | 31 | 24 | 27 | 3.62 |
| Career | — | 39 | 81 | 237 | 144 | 1 | 1085.2 | 1151 | 580 | 520 | 522 | 4.81 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Died September 8, 2011
Image: Baltimore Orioles, public domain