Charles Dewey "Lefty" Jamerson (January 26, 1900 – August 4, 1980) was a
relief pitcher
In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed because of fatigue, ineffectiveness, injury, or ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weather d ...
in
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL) ...
. Listed at 6' 1", 195 lb., he batted and threw
left-handed
In human biology, handedness is an individual's preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to it being stronger, faster or more dextrous. The other hand, comparatively often the weaker, less dextrous or simply less subject ...
.
A native of
Enfield, Illinois
Enfield is a village in White County, Illinois, United States. The population was 596 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Enfield is located at (38.098346, -88.340684).
According to the 2010 census, Enfield has a total area of , all land.
Demogra ...
, Jamerson was a player whose major league career, statistically speaking, was only slightly different from that of
Red Bluhm,
Eddie Gaedel, or
Moonlight Graham
Archibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham (November 12, 1876 – August 25, 1965) was an American professional baseball player and medical doctor who appeared as a right fielder in a single major league game for the New York Giants on June 29, 190 ...
. On August 16, 1924, Jamerson pitched for the
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eig ...
against the
St. Louis Browns at
Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball stadium located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, near Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home of the Boston Red Sox, the city's American League baseball team, and Boston Braves (baseball), since 1953, i ...
. In one inning of work, he allowed two runs on one hit and three
walks for an 18.00
earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the numb ...
. He did not have a decision. After that, he never appeared in a major league game again. He then played for the
Pittsfield Hillies of the
Eastern League from 1925 to 1927 and the
Hartford Senators of the Eastern League in 1926. He also played for the
Hartford Blues
The Hartford Blues of the National Football League played only in the 1926 NFL season, with a record of 3–7. The team was based in Hartford, Connecticut but played at the East Hartford Velodrome.
Hall of Famers
Season-by-season
Reference ...
of the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ma ...
in 1926.
After his playing career ended, he served as the head football coach at the
University of Memphis
}
The University of Memphis (UofM) is a public university, public research university in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students.
The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering ...
in 1942 and at
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan� ...
from 1948 to 1949.
Jamerson died in
Mocksville, North Carolina
Mocksville is a town in Davie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,051 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Davie County.
History
Mocksville was incorporated as a town in 1839. The town was named for the original ow ...
, at the age of 80.
Head coaching record
Football
See also
*
Cup of coffee
References
External links
*
*
Retrosheet
1900 births
1980 deaths
American football ends
Arkansas Razorbacks football players
Boston Red Sox players
Detroit Tigers scouts
Memphis Tigers football coaches
Davidson Wildcats football coaches
Davidson Wildcats baseball coaches
Hartford Blues players
Hartford Senators players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Pittsfield Hillies players
People from White County, Illinois
Baseball players from Illinois
Players of American football from Illinois
{{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub