Facts: - finalteam: boston braves - finalyear: 1943 - death place: leesville , south carolina - statlabel: win-loss earned run average strikeouts - position: pitcher - statvalue: 7-11 4.51 86 - throws: right - debutteam: brooklyn dodgers - bats: right - debutdate: april 20 - death date: 13 october 1978 - birth date: 24 december 1913 - finaldate: june 20 - name: george jeffcoat - birth place: new brookland , south carolina - debutyear: 1936 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george jeffcoat .
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george edward jeffcoat -lrb- december 24 , 1913 in new brookland , south carolina -- october 13 , 1978 -rrb- , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the major leagues for the brooklyn dodgers and boston braves from 1936 to 1943 .he was the last player in the dodgers franchise to wear jersey number 42 before jackie robinson .jeffcoat wore the jersey during only the 1939 season .