Joe Giard

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Joe Giard
Pitcher
Born: October 7, 1898
Died: July 10, 1956 (aged 57)
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 18, 1925
for the St. Louis Browns
Final game
September 25, 1927
for the New York Yankees
Career statistics
W     13
L     15
ERA     5.96
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Joseph Oscar Giard (October 7, 1898 - July 10, 1956) was an American major league baseball player.

Born in Ware, Massachusetts, Giard played two seasons for the St. Louis Browns before being traded (along with outfielder Cedric Durst) for pitcher Sad Sam Jones in February of 1927;[1] Giard was therefore a member of the 1927 New York Yankees,[2] a team often considered the greatest ever.[3][4] He pitched 27 innings in 16 games for the Yankees that year, with an ERA of 8.00.

Giard died in Worcester, Massachusetts on July 10, 1956.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gallagher, Mark (2003). The Yankee Encyclopedia. Sports Publishing LLC, 115-116. ISBN 1582616833. 
  2. ^ Anderson, Dave (2002). The New York Yankees Illustrated History. St. Martin's Press, 36. ISBN 0312290942. 
  3. ^ Stout, Glenn (2002). Yankees Century: 100 Years of New York Yankees Baseball. Houghton Mifflin Books, 115. ISBN 0618085270. 
  4. ^ Mosedale, John (1974). The Greatest of All: The 1927 New York Yankees. Dial Press. ISBN 0803732155. 

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