William Henry Jordan (March 5, 1894 – April 19, 1948) was an American

Negro league The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...

catcher Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...

in the 1920s. A native of

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...

, Jordan made his Negro leagues debut in 1922 for the Harrisburg Giants. He played four seasons for the club through 1925, while also playing briefly for the Baltimore Black Sox in 1923. Jordan died in Harrisburg in 1948 at age 54.

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