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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)


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
4.0
0.2
0.0
3.8
0.0
3
SS
4
1936
1941
MULT
3.8
3.4
0.3
0.0
0.2
4
1B
1
1941
1941
HG
3.7
3.6
0.4
0.0
-0.2
5
SP
2
1938
1939
CAG
3.0
0.2
0.0
2.8
0.0
6
SP
2
1936
1937
CT
2.6
0.2
0.0
2.4
0.0
7
SP
1
1941
1941
HG
2.6
0.2
-0.1
2.6
0.0
8
RF
2
1937
1940
CT/TPC
2.4
1.9
0.6
0.0
-0.2
9
3B
2
1938
1939
CAG
1.9
1.0
0.7
0.0
0.1
10
CF
2
1936
1937
CT
1.9
1.3
0.5
0.0
0.0
11
SS
1
1941
1941
HG
1.7
-0.1
1.5
0.0
0.3
12
SP
1
1941
1941
HG
1.6
-0.2
0.0
1.7
0.0
13
1B
2
1938
1939
CAG
1.4
1.4
0.2
0.0
-0.2
14
LF
2
1936
1937
CT
1.4
1.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
15
SP
2
1938
1939
CAG
1.3
-0.2
0.0
1.5
0.0
16
C
1
1937
1937
CT
1.2
0.1
0.9
0.1
0.1
17
SP
3
1936
1940
CT/TPC
1.1
-0.2
0.0
1.3
0.0
18
2B
1
1941
1941
HG
1.0
0.5
0.4
0.0
0.2
19
SP
2
1938
1939
CAG
1.0
-0.4
0.0
1.3
0.0
20
3B
1
1941
1941
HG
0.9
1.5
-0.6
0.0
0.0
21
C
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.9
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.0
22
CF
1
1941
1941
HG
0.9
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.0
23
3B
2
1936
1937
CT
0.9
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.1
24
CF
4
1936
1939
CAG/CT
0.9
1.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
25
RF
1
1941
1941
HG
0.8
1.6
-0.6
0.0
-0.2
26
C
2
1938
1939
CAG
0.8
1.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
27
CF
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.7
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
28
1B
2
1936
1937
CT
0.7
0.2
0.7
0.0
-0.2
29
SP
1
1941
1941
HG
0.6
-0.1
0.2
0.5
0.0
30
SP
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
31
2B
3
1936
1938
CAG/CT
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
32
SP
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
33
LF
2
1938
1939
CAG
0.5
0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.2
34
SS
2
1938
1939
CAG
0.4
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.3
35
2B
2
1938
1939
CAG
0.4
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.2
36
RP
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
37
RF
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.1
38
LF
2
1938
1939
CAG
0.3
1.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
39
SS
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
40
SS
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
41
C
2
1936
1937
CT
0.2
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.0
42
SS
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
43
SP
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.5
-0.1
44
CF
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
45
RP
1
1936
1936
CT
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
46
3B
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
47
CF
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
48
2B
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
49
RF
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
50
RF
1
1936
1936
CT
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
51
RP
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
52
C
1
1941
1941
HG
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
53
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
54
RF
1
1936
1936
CT
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
55
C
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
56
C
1
1941
1941
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
57
C
2
1936
1937
CT
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
58
SS
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
59
RF
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
60
-
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
61
-
1
1941
1941
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
62
-
1
1940
1940
TPC
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
SS
1
1939
1939
CAG
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
1938
1938
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
70
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
71
-
1
1937
1937
CT
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
72
2B
1
1941
1941
HG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
73
LF
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
74
CF
1
1939
1939
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
75
2B
1
1940
1940
TPC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
76
-
2
1938
1939
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
77
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
78
SP
1
1941
1941
HG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
79
-
1
1941
1941
HG
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
80
LF
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
81
LF
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
82
SP
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
83
3B
1
1936
1936
CT
-0.1
0.0
0.1
-0.2
0.0
84
LF
2
1937
1939
CAG/CT
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
85
-
1
1936
1936
CT
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
86
1B
2
1938
1939
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
87
-
1
1936
1936
CT
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
88
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
89
2B
1
1939
1939
CAG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
90
-
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
91
C
1
1941
1941
HG
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
92
RF
1
1940
1940
TPC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
93
SS
1
1939
1939
CAG
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
94
2B
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
95
C
1
1939
1939
CAG
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
96
C
1
1941
1941
HG
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
97
RP
2
1938
1939
CAG
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
98
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
99
-
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
100
1B
2
1938
1939
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
101
1B
1
1940
1940
TPC
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
102
1B
1
1940
1940
TPC
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
103
RP
1
1939
1939
CAG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
104
SP
3
1936
1941
CT/HG
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
0.2
0.0
105
C
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
106
-
1
1936
1936
CT
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
107
RP
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
108
RP
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
109
2B
1
1940
1940
TPC
-0.4
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.1
110
3B
1
1940
1940
TPC
-0.5
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
LF
1
1941
1941
HG
-1.0
-0.2
-0.7
0.0
-0.2

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