John Jackson

Note: This page discusses 1933 major league pitcher John Jackson. For the Negro League pitcher of the same name, click here.

John Lewis Jackson

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.
• School University of Pennsylvania, Staunton Military Academy
• High School Overbook High School
• Debut June 20, 1933
• Final Game August 2, 1933
• Born July 15, 1909 in Wynnefield, PA USA
• Died October 22, 1956 in Somers Point, NJ USA

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Biographical Information

John Jackson pitched 10 games for the 1933 Phillies. He was five years younger than teammate Chuck Klein.

Jackson had attended Overbook High School and Staunton Military Academy, and then attended the University of Pennsylvania beginning in 1929. He played both baseball and basketball in 1931-33.

After time in the Army, he joined a clothing firm run by his father and became an executive there.

Source: University of Pennsylvania Archives.