Hi Jasper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Major League Baseball pitcher
Date of Birth: 24-May-1886
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Date of Death: 24-May-1937
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Hi Jasper
- Henry W.
- "Hi" Jasper (May 24, 1886 – May 22, 1937) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.
- He played for the Chicago White Sox, St.
- Louis Cardinals, and Cleveland Indians. Jasper began his professional career in 1909 with the Jacksonville Braves of the Central Association.
- He had a .218 batting average in 114 games for the Braves.
- The following season, he played for the Dubuque Dubs of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League, and played in 61 games for them.
- In 1912, he spent the season with the Anadarko Indians of the Oklahoma State League.
- While with the Indians, Cincinnati Reds manager Hank O'Day brought him in for a trial to make the major league roster, which was unsuccessful.
- He returned to the Dubs as a pitcher in 1913, and had a win-loss record of 13-6 in 20 games.Jasper joined the Chicago White Sox and made his major league debut on April 19, 1914.
- In 16 games for the White Sox, Jasper had a 1-0 record and a 3.34 earned run average (ERA).
- The following season, he pitched in three games for the White Sox, losing one and finishing the year with a 4.60 ERA.
- Early in the 1915 season he was sent to the Los Angeles Angels, but refused to report for the team; club president Johnny Powers said in response to his refusal that he would find it impossible to join a major league team.In 1916, Jasper spent the season with the St.
- Louis Cardinals.
- In 21 games, he had a 5-6 record and a 3.28 ERA.
- Near the end of the season, he was sent to Los Angeles, but again refused to report; it was not until March the following year when he decided to join the team.
- After a stint with Los Angeles in 1917, he spent the next two seasons with the St.
- Paul Saints and the Milwaukee Brewers.
- Jasper's last stint in the major leagues was with the Cleveland Indians; in 12 games he had a 4-5 record and a 3.59 ERA.Jasper died in 1937 after he fell off a truck driven by his employer in St.
- Louis, Missouri.
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