Jesse Houston

Benjamin Jesse Houston (July 17, 1909 – April 7, 1968) was an American Negro league pitcher who played between 1936 and 1941.

Jesse Houston
Pitcher
Born: (1909-07-17)July 17, 1909
Montgomery, Alabama
Died: April 7, 1968(1968-04-07) (aged 58)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1936, for the Cincinnati Tigers
Last appearance
1941, for the Homestead Grays
Teams

A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Houston was the brother-in-law of fellow Negro leaguers Virgil Harris and Sonny Harris. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1936 with the Cincinnati Tigers. Houston spent two seasons with Cincinnati, then spent the following two seasons with the Chicago American Giants and finished his career in 1941 with the Homestead Grays.[1][2] He died in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1968 at age 58.

References

  1. "Jesse Houston". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. "Jesse Houston". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.


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