Bill Jefferson (baseball)

Bill Jefferson
Bill Jefferson
	Pitcher
	Born: July 16, 1904; Clearview, Oklahoma
	Died: 1976; Houston, Texas
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
debut
	1937, for the Cincinnati Tigers
Last appearance
	1948, for the Cincinnati Crescents
Teams
	Cincinnati Tigers (1937); Memphis Red Sox (1938–1939); Cleveland Buckeyes (1942–1946); Louisville Buckeyes (1947); Cincinnati Crescents (1948);
Career highlights and awards
	1945 Negro World Series champion team;

Willie "Bill" Jefferson (July 16, 1904 – 1976) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played with several teams from 1937 to 1948, spending the majority of his career with the Cleveland Buckeyes. His brother, Jeff Jefferson, also played negro league baseball.[1]

References

Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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[Riley-1] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.