Jasper Washington
| Jasper Washington | |
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| First baseman | |
| Born: September 13, 1896 Dunbar, Pennsylvania | |
| Died: February 16, 1960 (aged 63) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1921, for the Homestead Grays | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1933, for the Homestead Grays | |
| Teams | |
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Jasper Washington (September 13, 1896 – February 16, 1960) was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1920s and 1930s.
A native of Dunbar, Pennsylvania, Washington made his Negro leagues debut in 1921 with the Homestead Grays. He played 11 seasons with the Grays, and also spent time with the Pittsburgh Keystones, Pittsburgh Crawfords, and Newark Browns.[1][2] Washington died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1960 at age 63.
References
[edit]- ^ "Jasper Washington". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Jap Washington". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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- 1896 births
- 1960 deaths
- Homestead Grays players
- Newark Browns players
- Pittsburgh Crawfords players
- Pittsburgh Keystones players
- Baseball first basemen
- Baseball players from Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- African-American baseball players
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs