Jesse Barber

Jesse Barber
Jesse Barber
	Outfielder
	Born: January 5, 1888; Charlottesville, Virginia
	Died: October 21, 1959 (aged 71); Bridgeport, Connecticut
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1909, for the Philadelphia Giants
Last appearance
	1926, for the Philadelphia Giants
Teams
	Philadelphia Giants (1909–1911, 1925–1926); Club Fé (1910–1912); Chicago Giants (1911); Chicago American Giants (1912–1919) [1]; Louisville White Sox (1914); San Francisco Park (1915); Indianapolis ABCs (1916); Hilldale Club (1920); Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1917, 1920–1921, 1923); Detroit Stars (1922); Harrisburg Giants (1922–1924);

Jesse Bernard "Phantom" Barber (January 5, 1888 – October 21, 1959) was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1909 to 1926 with several teams.

1919 Chicago American Giants

Barber played the majority of his career with the Bacharach Giants, the Philadelphia Giants, and the Chicago American Giants.[2]

He died at the age of 71 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

References

"BEARS ROMP AWAY FROM GIANTS 8 TO 1" The San Diego Union, San Diego, CA, Monday Morning, December 30, 1912, Page 8, Column 1
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 Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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[1] "BEARS ROMP AWAY FROM GIANTS 8 TO 1" The San Diego Union, San Diego, CA, Monday Morning, December 30, 1912, Page 8, Column 1

[Riley-2] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.