He played for the Cleveland Naps in 1903 and the Detroit Tigers in 1904, pitching in 28 career games.

[1] Jesse Stovall and his 1st wife Dorothy Evangeline Klapp (1884–1981) were married in Seattle, WA on February 25, 1904.

[2][3] The couple had 1 child, Margaret Etta Stovall (1907–1999)[4] and were divorced in Reno, NV in 1914.

[5] It is unknown when Jesse married second wife Bonnie Ethel Erickson (1888–1955).

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