Virgil Jester
Appearance
Virgil Jester | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Denver, Colorado | July 23, 1927|
Died: February 15, 2016 Arvada, Colorado | (aged 88)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 18, 1952, for the Boston Braves | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 23, 1953, for the Milwaukee Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 3–5 |
Earned run average | 3.84 |
Complete games | 4 |
Shutouts | 1 |
Strikeouts | 25 |
Teams | |
Virgil Milton Jester (July 23, 1927 – February 15, 2016) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Jester signed as a free agent in 1947 with the Boston Braves.[1] He would play at the Major League level with the team in 1952 and remained with the team through its move to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to become the Milwaukee Braves.
Jester played at the collegiate level at the Colorado State College of Education.[2]
Jester died from pneumonia on February 15, 2016.[3]
References
- ^ "Virgil Jester". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ "Virgil Jester". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ Moss, Irv (April 17, 2016). "Virgil Jester made it from North to big leagues". denverpost.com. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- Sportspeople from Denver
- Boston Braves players
- Milwaukee Braves players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Northern Colorado Bears baseball players
- 1927 births
- 2016 deaths
- Baseball players from Colorado
- Deaths from pneumonia
- Infectious disease deaths in Colorado
- Leavenworth Braves players
- Evansville Braves players
- Denver Bears players
- Toledo Sox players
- Atlanta Crackers players
- American baseball pitcher, 1920s births stubs