Joe Beggs
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Joe Beggs | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Rankin, Pennsylvania | November 4, 1910|
Died: July 19, 1983 72) Indianapolis, Indiana | (aged|
Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
MLB debut | |
April 19, 1938 for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 24, 1948 for the New York Giants | |
Career statistics | |
Win-loss record | 48-35 |
Earned run average | 2.96 |
Strikeouts | 178 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Joseph Stanley "Fireman" Beggs (November 4, 1910 – July 19, 1983) was a professional baseball player. He attended Geneva College before he entered MLB. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of nine seasons (1938, 1940–1944, 1946–1948) with the New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. For his career, he compiled a 48–35 record in 238 appearances, most as a relief pitcher, with an 2.96 earned run average and 178 strikeouts. Beggs was a member of the 1940 World Series champion Reds team that defeated the Detroit Tigers in seven games. He made one appearance, pitching one inning in Game 3.
From 1944 to 1945 Beggs career was interrupted while he served in World War II.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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