Joe Oeschger

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Joe Oeschger
retired — No. –
Starting Pitcher
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
April 21, 1914 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Record     82-116
Innings pitched     1818.0
Strikeouts     535
Former teams

    Joseph Carl Oeschger (May 24, 1892July 28, 1986; born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Rohnert Park, California) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.

    On September 8, 1921, Oeschger struck out three batters on nine pitches in the fourth inning of an 8-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Oeschger became the fourth National League pitcher and the fifth pitcher in Major League history to accomplish the nine-strike/three-strikeout half-inning.

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    Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis