Jake Dunn

{{short description|American baseball player (1909–1984)}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Jake Dunn | image = Jake Dunn.jpg | position = Shortstop/Outfielder/Manager | birth_date = {{Birth date|1909|11|5|mf=y}}<br/>Luther, Oklahoma, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1984|7|24|1909|11|5|mf=y}}<br/>Los Angeles, California, U.S. | bats = Right | throws = Right | debutleague = Negro league baseball | debutdate = | debutyear = 1930 | debutteam = Detroit Stars | finaldate = | finalyear = 1940 | finalteam = Philadelphia Stars | statyear = | statleague = | stat1label = | stat1value = | stat2label = | stat2value = | stat3label = | stat3value = | teams = *Detroit Stars (1930) *Washington Pilots (1932) *Baltimore Black Sox (1933) *Nashville Elite Giants (1933) *Philadelphia Stars (1934–1940) | highlights = }} '''Joseph P. Dunn, Jr.''' (November 5, 1909 – July 24, 1984) was an American baseball shortstop and outfielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1930 to 1940, mostly with the Philadelphia Stars. He served in the United States military during World War II for four years.<ref name="Riley">{{Cite book |last=Riley |first=James A. | title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues |place=New York |publisher=Carroll & Graf |year=1994 |isbn=0-7867-0959-6 }}</ref> He also managed the Stars in 1939 and 1940.

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==External links== {{Baseballstats|mlb=819675|br=d/dunnja02}} and [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=dunn-01jak Seamheads]

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