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Joseph Jessup
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Pitcher
Born: (1914-07-11)July 11, 1914
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Died: March 23, 1998(1998-03-23) (aged 83)
Springfield, Massachusetts
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1940, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1948, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams
  • Birmingham Black Barons (1940–1941)
  • Chicago American Giants (1941–1948)

Joseph Gentry "Jeep" Jessup (July 11, 1914 – March 23, 1998) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1940 to 1948 with the Birmingham Black Barons and Chicago American Giants.

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