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Jesse Houston



Benjamin Jesse Houston


Born: July 17, 1909 in Montgomery, AL
Died: April 7, 1968 in Cincinnati, OH
          (58 years old)

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• Buried: Union Baptist Cemetery (Cincinnati, OH)
• Relatives: Virgil Harris (Brother-in-law) , Sonny Harris (Brother-in-law)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
1
1940
1940
TPC
4.3
0.0
0.0
4.3
0.0
2
SP
1
1941
1941
HG
4.1
0.2
0.0
3.9
0.0
3
SS
4
1936
1941
MULT
3.8
3.1
0.5
0.0
0.2
4
1B
1
1941
1941
HG
3.6
3.5
0.3
0.0
-0.2
5
SP
2
1938
1939
CAG
3.1
0.3
0.0
2.9
0.0
6
3B
2
1938
1939
CAG
3.1
1.5
1.4
0.0
0.1
7
SP
2
1936
1937
CT
2.7
0.2
0.0
2.5
0.0
8
SP
1
1941
1941
HG
2.5
0.2
-0.1
2.5
0.0
9
RF
2
1937
1940
CT/TPC
2.5
2.2
0.5
0.0
-0.2
10
1B
2
1938
1939
CAG
2.3
1.6
0.9
0.0
-0.2
11
SP
2
1938
1939
CAG
2.1
-0.2
0.0
2.3
0.0
12
CF
2
1936
1937
CT
1.9
1.4
0.5
0.0
0.0
13
SS
1
1941
1941
HG
1.8
-0.1
1.6
0.0
0.3
14
SP
1
1941
1941
HG
1.7
-0.2
0.0
1.9
0.0
15
LF
2
1936
1937
CT
1.4
1.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
16
C
1
1937
1937
CT
1.4
0.3
0.9
0.1
0.1
17
C
2
1938
1939
CAG
1.3
1.4
0.0
0.0
-0.1
18
C
1
1938
1938
CAG
1.1
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.1
19
CF
1
1938
1938
CAG
1.0
0.8
0.3
0.0
0.0
20
3B
2
1936
1937
CT
1.0
0.4
0.5
0.0
0.1
21
CF
4
1936
1939
CAG/CT
0.9
1.2
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
22
3B
1
1941
1941
HG
0.9
1.5
-0.6
0.0
0.0
23
2B
1
1941
1941
HG
0.9
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.2
24
SP
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
25
RF
2
1938
1939
CAG
0.8
0.7
0.3
0.0
-0.2
26
RP
2
1938
1939
CAG
0.8
-0.3
0.0
1.1
0.0
27
CF
1
1941
1941
HG
0.8
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
28
1B
2
1936
1937
CT
0.7
0.2
0.7
0.0
-0.2
29
RF
1
1941
1941
HG
0.6
1.4
-0.7
0.0
-0.2
30
SP
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
31
SP
3
1936
1940
CT/TPC
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
32
2B
3
1936
1938
CAG/CT
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
33
RF
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.1
34
C
1
1941
1941
HG
0.3
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
35
C
2
1936
1937
CT
0.3
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.1
36
SS
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
37
SS
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
38
SP
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.5
-0.1
39
CF
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
40
SP
1
1941
1941
HG
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.2
0.0
41
CF
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
42
RP
1
1936
1936
CT
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
43
SS
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
44
3B
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
45
RF
1
1936
1936
CT
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
46
2B
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
47
2B
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
48
RP
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
49
LF
2
1938
1939
CAG
0.1
1.1
-0.7
0.0
-0.3
50
1B
2
1938
1939
CAG
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
51
RP
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
52
2B
2
1938
1939
CAG
0.1
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.2
53
SS
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
54
2B
1
1937
1937
CT
0.1
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
55
RF
1
1936
1936
CT
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
56
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
57
C
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
58
SP
1
1937
1937
CT
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
59
C
1
1941
1941
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
60
RF
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
61
-
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
62
-
1
1941
1941
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
63
-
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
64
-
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
65
-
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
66
-
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
67
-
1
1937
1937
CT
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
68
-
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
69
-
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
70
-
1
1937
1937
CT
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
71
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
72
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
73
2B
1
1941
1941
HG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
74
LF
2
1937
1939
CAG/CT
0.0
0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
75
-
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
76
LF
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
77
2B
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
78
LF
1
1936
1936
CT
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
79
RF
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
80
-
2
1938
1939
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
81
-
1
1941
1941
HG
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
82
LF
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
83
LF
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
84
C
2
1936
1937
CT
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
85
SS
1
1939
1939
CAG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
86
3B
1
1936
1936
CT
-0.1
0.0
0.1
-0.2
0.0
87
-
1
1936
1936
CT
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
88
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
89
C
1
1941
1941
HG
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
90
CF
1
1939
1939
CAG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
91
SP
1
1941
1941
HG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
92
RF
1
1940
1940
TPC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
93
SP
3
1936
1941
CT/HG
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
0.3
0.0
94
RF
2
1938
1939
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
95
RP
1
1939
1939
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
96
RF
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.2
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
97
-
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
98
C
1
1941
1941
HG
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
99
1B
1
1940
1940
TPC
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
100
C
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
101
SS
2
1938
1939
CAG
-0.3
0.4
-1.0
0.0
0.3
102
1B
1
1940
1940
TPC
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
103
C
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
104
-
2
1938
1939
CAG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
105
RP
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
106
-
1
1936
1936
CT
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
107
2B
1
1940
1940
TPC
-0.4
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.1
108
C
1
1939
1939
CAG
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.1
109
3B
1
1940
1940
TPC
-0.5
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
-
1
1939
1939
CAG
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
111
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
112
LF
1
1941
1941
HG
-0.8
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
-0.2

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