Jesse David Moneymaker will be inducted into the Valley Baseball League (VBL) Hall of Fame during VBL All Stare game at Harrisonburg on Sunday July 11, 2021.
Jesse David Moneymaker played for Shenandoah Shops (Shenandoah Division of Norfolk & Western) in 1926-1928. In 1928 he played for the Shenandoah Shops/Railroaders in the Valley League. Pitched game 4 of the Valley League Championship and led Shenandoah to their first VBL Championship (his third).
Jesse David Moneymaker was born 28 October 1901 in Augusta County Virginia and passed away in Seaford Delaware on 27 November 1971.
The below announcement was found on Valley Baseball League website:
JESSE MONEYMAKER Inducted into VBL Hall of Fame
Historical accounts call him the best pitcher in the first two decades of the Valley League... playing career spanned 15 years between the years of 1921 and 1938...pitched mostly for Harrisonburg and Shenandoah... helped Harrisonburg win two titles and Shenandoah one… a left-hander who befuddled hitters with what he called his “squirrel ball”... was a consistent winner almost to the age of 40… also played in pro ball for three years...managed a semi-pro team in 1948 and 1949.
Valley Baseball League website:
http://www.valleyleaguebaseball.com/view/valleyleaguebaseball/directory-5/hall-of-fame
To learn more about Jesse Moneymaker and the history of the Valley Baseball League here in the Shenandoah Valley, please read the book titled The Valley Baseball League … A History of Baseball in the Shenandoah Valley written by Chaz Weaver.
Visit link below to learn about other Shenandoah Players inducted into the Valley Baseball League: Larry Dofflemyer, Jim Kite and Lorenzo Bundy, and Wayne Comer
http://shenandoahnewz.com/sports/shenandoah-indians-baseball/295-former-indians-inducted-into-vbl-hall-of-fame
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