Player
Gentry Jessup
Player Info
- Full Name
- Joseph Gentry
- Born
-
July 11, 1914
Westfield, NC, USA - Died
- March 23, 1998
- Size
- 6'2" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
Teams
- Birmingham Black Barons 1940-1943
- Chicago American Giants 1941-1948
Honors
6 x All-Star
Career Batting
83
G
.195
AVG
38
H
0
HR
10
RBI
.448
OPS
Career Pitching
24-29
W-L
3.40
ERA
69
G
241
SO
1
SV
1.28
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Chicago American Giants | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| 1947 | Chicago American Giants | 9 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| 1946 | Chicago American Giants | 8 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .130 |
| 1945 | Chicago American Giants | 12 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .194 |
| 1944 | Chicago American Giants | 14 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 |
| 1943 | Chicago American Giants | 16 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .295 |
| 1943 | Birmingham Black Barons | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1942 | Chicago American Giants | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | Birmingham Black Barons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | Chicago American Giants | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1940 | Birmingham Black Barons | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Chicago American Giants | 1 | 3 | 6.00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 14 | 10 |
| 1947 | Chicago American Giants | 2 | 1 | 2.48 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 36.1 | 24 | 20 |
| 1946 | Chicago American Giants | 2 | 2 | 2.12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 51.0 | 28 | 12 |
| 1945 | Chicago American Giants | 6 | 4 | 3.19 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 79.0 | 43 | 24 |
| 1944 | Chicago American Giants | 5 | 6 | 2.70 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 93.0 | 48 | 21 |
| 1943 | Chicago American Giants | 6 | 6 | 3.28 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 93.0 | 47 | 26 |
| 1943 | Birmingham Black Barons | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1942 | Chicago American Giants | 0 | 2 | 7.62 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1941 | Birmingham Black Barons | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1941 | Chicago American Giants | 0 | 1 | 1.93 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 8 | 10 |
| 1940 | Birmingham Black Barons | 1 | 4 | 5.45 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 34.1 | 18 | 17 |