About George Jeffcoat
Lived 1913 – 1978 (aged 64). George Jeffcoat was an American baseball player.
George Edward Jeffcoat (December 24, 1913 – October 13, 1978) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in the major leagues for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves from 1936 to 1943.
Jeffcoat was the last player in the Dodgers franchise to wear jersey number 42 before Jackie Robinson. He wore the jersey during only the 1939 season.
Jeffcoat's younger brother, Hal Jeffcoat, also played in the major leagues as an outfielder and pitcher, and his nephew Harold George Jeffcoat pitched in the minor leagues.
Born in New Brookland, South Carolina, Jeffcoat died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Leesville, South Carolina in 1978.
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Who was George Jeffcoat?
American baseball player
When was George Jeffcoat born?
George Jeffcoat was born on 24 December 1913 in West Columbia.
When did George Jeffcoat die?
George Jeffcoat died on 13 October 1978 in Batesburg-Leesville.
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George Jeffcoat was a baseball player.
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George Jeffcoat was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). George Jeffcoat. https://biography.guide/george-jeffcoat/
MLA: "George Jeffcoat." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/george-jeffcoat/.
Chicago: "George Jeffcoat." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/george-jeffcoat/.
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