Jake Tolbert

James Tolbert was a Negro league catcher in the 1940s.

Jake Tolbert
Catcher
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1948, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams
Birmingham Black Barons (1940) New York Black Yankees (1946) Chicago American Giants (1946–1948)

Tolbert made his Negro leagues debut in 1940 with the Birmingham Black Barons. He went on to play for the New York Black Yankees, and finished his career with a three-year stint with the Chicago American Giants from 1946 to 1948.^[1][2]