Jess Turner
First baseman
Born: (1888-07-06)July 6, 1888
Mount Sterling, Alabama
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1911, for the Kansas City Royal Giants
Last appearance
1917, for the All Nations
Teams

Jess Turner (July 6, 1888 – death date unknown) was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1910s.

A native of Mount Sterling, Alabama, Turner made his Negro leagues debut in 1911 with the Kansas City Royal Giants. He went on to play for the Leland Giants, Chicago Giants, and All Nations clubs.[1][2]

References

  1. "Jess Turner". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. "Jess Turner". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.


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