Gabby Kemp

Gabby Kemp
Gabby Kemp
	Second baseman
	Born: April 9, 1919; Winder, Georgia
	Died: October 21, 1993 (aged 74); Atlanta, Georgia
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1937, for the Atlanta Black Crackers
Last appearance
	1941, for the Jacksonville Red Caps
Teams
	As player Atlanta Black Crackers (1937–1938); Jacksonville Red Caps (1938); Indianapolis ABCs (1939); Jacksonville Red Caps (1941); As manager Atlanta Black Crackers (1938); Indianapolis ABCs (1939);

James Albert Kemp (April 9, 1919 – October 21, 1993), nicknamed "Gabby", was an American Negro league second baseman and manager between 1937 and 1941.

A native of Winder, Georgia, Kemp made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 with the Atlanta Black Crackers. He served as player-manager of the club in 1938, and again in 1939 when the club moved to Indianapolis. Kemp finished his career with a short stint with the Jacksonville Red Caps in 1941.^[1]^[2]^[3] He died in Atlanta, Georgia in 1993 at age 74.

References

^ "Gabby Kemp". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "James Kemp". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Gabby Kemp (Manager page)". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

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[1] "Gabby Kemp". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

[2] "James Kemp". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

[3] "Gabby Kemp (Manager page)". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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