Jesse Hubbard (baseball)

Jesse James "Mountain" Hubbard (born July 18, 1895 and died January 14, 1982) was a Negro leagues Pitcher, who played most of his seasons with the Brooklyn Royal Giants.[1]

Jesse James "Mountain" Hubbard
Pitcher/Outfielder
Born: (1895-07-18)July 18, 1895 Bering, Texas
Died: January 14, 1982(1982-01-14) (aged 86) Los Angeles
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Teams
Brooklyn Royal Giants (1919–1926)[1] Beaumont Black Oilers (1920)[2] Bacharach Giants (1919, 1927, 1934)[3] Hilldale Club (1919, 1930) Philadelphia Quaker City Giants (1928) Baltimore Black Sox (1928–1929, 1933) New York Black Yankees (1932, 1935)
Career highlights and awards
Pitched a No-Hitter July 6, 1919 in Atlantic City, New Jersey[4] Pitched a No-Hitter August 8, 1920 in Paterson, New Jersey[5]

He died in Los Angeles on January 14, 1982 and is buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

References

1. "Giants Too Much for Cubs" Oneonta Daily Star, Oneonta, NY, August 19, 1920, Page 2, Columns 1, 2, and 3
2. "Fort Worth Panthers Defeated Beaumont Oilers in 18 Inning Game With a Score of 2 to 1" The Dallas Express, Dallas, Texas, Saturday, May 8, 1920, Page 6, Columns 4 and 5
3. "Empey Has Fine Bill" New York Sun, Page 4, Column 2
4. "No-Run No-Hit Game" Philadelphia Inquirer, Monday Morning, July 7, 1919, Page 14a, Column 4
5. "Hubbard in Form" The Gazette, Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday, August 14, 1920, Page 3, Column 4

External links

• Jesse James "Mountain" Hubbard at Find a Grave

• Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)