
JESSE
PETTY
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Jesse Lee Petty (November 23, 1894 – October 23, 1971), known as "the Silver Fox", was an American professional baseball pitcher in the major leagues from 1921 to 1930, for the Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Robins, Pittsbu
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Jesse Lee Petty (November 23, 1894 – October 23, 1971), known as "the Silver Fox", was an American professional baseball pitcher in the major leagues from 1921 to 1930, for the Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Robins, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Cubs. He managed in the minor leagues in 1935 and 1936 for the Knoxville Smokies of the Southern Association and the Hopkinsville Hoppers of the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League. The passenger list of the ship "Dante Alighier", July 18, 1918 shows he came from Olney, TX. This list is for the Army enlisted for Company "I", 143rd Infantry, 36th Division. Jesse was a Private. His family lived in the Loving, Jean, Olney, TX area. His Father was Stephen Petty and his GrandFather was also Stephen Petty. His Father was a Brother to Jeptha, Joseph, Sylvanus, and Jesse Petty. All four of these Brothers served in the Confederate Army. But Stephen did not. He was too young. Joseph and Sylvanus Petty died at Camp Douglas Confederate P.O.W. camp in 1862. Their names are on the metal plaques surrounding Confederate Mound in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. Jess was born in "Indian Territory", Chickasaw Nation, before Oklahoma became a U.S stat
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