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Thomas Jackson was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the St. Louis Stars in 1926 and 1927, the Memphis Red Sox in 1927, the Cleveland Tigers in 1928, and the Nashville Elite Giants in 1929.
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References
- ↑ 1926 Cleveland Elites
- ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
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