1904
Born January 27, 1904
Clearview, OK, USA
Willie Jefferson Notable
b. January 27, 1904 · Cincinnati Tigers 1937, Memphis Red Sox 1938–1939, Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 1942, Philadelphia Stars 1942, Cleveland Buckeyes 1943–1946
Willie Jefferson played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Tigers in 1937 and closing with the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1946.
He went 22 and 24 with a 3.94 earned run average, pitching 399.7 innings in 66 games. He struck out 215, completed 34 of his 46 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 77 games he batted .235, with 42 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 6 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1939, with 1.
He was born in Clearview, OK, USA on January 27, 1904, and died on May 31, 1972. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CT | 11 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| 1938 | MRS | 17 | 41 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| 1939 | MRS | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1942 | CCB/PS | 15 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| 1943 | CBE | 10 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 |
| 1944 | CBE | 11 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 |
| 1945 | CBE | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1946 | CBE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 77 | 179 | 17 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .235 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CT | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 39.1 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 5.72 |
| 1938 | MRS | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 73.2 | 77 | 30 | 13 | 42 | 3.67 |
| 1939 | MRS | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 35.0 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 2.57 |
| 1942 | CCB/PS | 8 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 99.1 | 104 | 39 | 20 | 49 | 3.53 |
| 1943 | CBE | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 65.1 | 80 | 32 | 18 | 35 | 4.41 |
| 1944 | CBE | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 65.1 | 74 | 30 | 17 | 30 | 4.13 |
| 1945 | CBE | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21.1 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1.69 |
| 1946 | CBE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 135.00 |
| Career | — | 22 | 24 | 66 | 46 | 1 | 399.2 | 439 | 175 | 86 | 215 | 3.94 |
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