Jesse Bragg
Jesse Bragg | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: Amelia County, Virginia | February 5, 1887|
Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1908, for the Cuban Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1922, for the | |
Teams | |
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Jesse M. Bragg (February 5, 1887 – after 1922) was an American baseball third baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1908 to 1918, mostly with the Brooklyn Royal Giants,[3] then reappeared in 1922 with the .[4]
References[]
- ^ "Cuban Giants Won Out 5 to 1" Bridgeton Evening News, Bridgeton, New Jersey, Thursday, July 25, 1907, Page 2, Column 6
- ^ "Lincoln Giants Adds Another Brace of Victories to its Brace" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 20, 1916, Page 4, Column 4
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ "Colored Giants Defeat Norwoods". Asbury Park Press. Jun 5, 1922. p. 11. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
Further reading[]
- "Bragg Again Star of Meet". The New York Age. March 6, 1913. p. 6
- "Lincoln Giants Win at Ridgewood". The New York Age. July 15, 1915. p. 6
- "Girl Outsprints Rivals; 100-Yard Dash for Men; 220-Yard Dash for Men". The New York Times. September 1, 1918. p. 21
- "Collegians Score at Y.M.C.A. Meet". New York Herald. 1921. p. 12
- "Philly Hebrews Meet Farmers for First Time". The Brooklyn Citizen. August 26, 1922. p. 6
- "M'Connell Colored Giants Play Farmers Two Games". The Standard Union. September 22, 1922. p. 17
External links[]
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
Categories:
- Brooklyn Royal Giants players
- Lincoln Giants players
- Cuban X-Giants players
- Schenectady Mohawk Giants players
- 1887 births
- Baseball players from Virginia
- People from Amelia County, Virginia
- Baseball infielders
- Baseball third baseman stubs
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs