Eddie Jefferson
- November 27, 1922
- February 26, 1987
- 64 years
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Eddie Jefferson, 64, American baseball player.
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|Edward Lawrence Jefferson (November 27, 1922 – February 26, 1987) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of Selma, Alabama, Jefferson played for the Philadelphia Stars in 1945 and 1946. In 14 recorded appearances on the mound, he posted a 2–1 record with a 5.53 ERA in 53.2 innings. Jefferson died in Oxon Hill, Maryland in 1987 at age 64.
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