Jesse Roy Levan (July 15, 1926 – November 30, 1998) was an American professional baseball player. In a 14-season pro career, he appeared in Major League Baseball in 1947 with the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League and in 1954 and 1955 with the American League\'s Washington Senators. He was officially listed as standing 6 feet (180 cm) and weighing 172 pounds (78 kg). In 25 career major league games, Levan had a .286 batting average with a home run and five runs batted in (RBI).\n', '

Levan originally signed with the Phillies organization in 1944, then served in World War II after one season. He returned in 1947 and spent two games on the major league roster before returning to the minor leagues, where he won multiple minor league batting titles. He bounced around in various minor league organizations until 1954, when the Washington Senators picked him up. Levan spent the next two seasons with Washington before spending four years with the Chattanooga Lookouts. While in Chattanooga, Levan became the last person banned by baseball\'s governing organizations for conspiring to fix games, which ended his professional career.\n', '

Levan was born on July 15, 1926 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Playing in youth leagues, he won his first amateur batting titles, and he led the Reading High School baseball team to their league championship behind his .443 batting average and a three home run performance in one of the Knights\' thirteen games. Cy Morgan, a scout for the Philadelphia Phillies, signed Levan to a $1,000 contract ($14,200 today) in 1944, prior to his graduation from high school. A reporter for the Reading Eagle-Times called Levan one of "the best natural hitters in Berks County history".\n', '

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