Joe Gallagher (baseball)

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Joe Gallagher
Left fielder
Born: March 7, 1914
Died: February 25, 1998 (aged 83)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 20, 1939
for the New York Yankees
Final game
September 29, 1940
for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Career statistics
Batting Average     .273
Home Runs     16
RBI     73
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Joseph Emmett Gallagher (March 7, 1914 - February 25, 1998), nicknamed "Muscles," was an American left and right fielder in Major League Baseball during the 1939 and 1940 baseball seasons.

Born in Buffalo, New York, he attended and played ball for the same high school as Warren Spahn, South Park High School in South Buffalo. He was one of the "Four Joes" of the 1939 New York Yankees, along with Joe DiMaggio, Joe McCarthy, and Joe Gordon. His career ended after missing the entire 1941 season due to military service. He died at age 83 in Houston, Texas.



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