Joe Green (baseball, born 1897)

Joseph Henry Green (September 17, 1897 – February 2, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who made a single appearance with the 1924 Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 170 pounds (77 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.

Joe Green
Pinch hitter
Born: (1897-09-17)September 17, 1897
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: February 2, 1972(1972-02-02) (aged 74)
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 2, 1924, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
July 2, 1924, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.000 (0-for-1)
Games played1
Teams

Biography
Box score of Green's only major league appearance

Baseball records do not indicate that Green played minor league baseball.[1] He appeared in a single major league game, for the Philadelphia Athletics on July 2, 1924.[2] The Altoona Tribune noted that Green had been playing for a semi-professional team associated with the Strawbridge and Clothier Store of Philadelphia as an outfielder.[3] With the Athletics facing the New York Yankees in the second game of a home doubleheader at Shibe Park, Green entered the game as a pinch hitter, batting for starting pitcher Fred Heimach.[2] Green's at bat came in the bottom of the second inning with the Yankees holding a 3–0 lead; facing pitcher Herb Pennock with two outs and runners at first and third, Green hit into a force out at second base, ending the inning.[4] Green did not play defensively, as he was replaced by reliever Bob Hasty, who pitched the final seven innings for the Athletics.[2] Pennock pitched a complete game as the Yankees won, 10–1.[2] By mid-July, Green was back playing with the Strawbridge and Clothier Store semi-professional team.[5]

Green was born in 1897 in Philadelphia.[6] His draft registration card of September 1918 indicates that he was employed at the Budd Company in Philadelphia as a mechanical draftsman.[7] Green died in 1972 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and was interred in Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.[6]

References
  1. "Joe Green Career Stats League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  2. "New York Yankees 10, Philadelphia Athletics 1 (2)". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. "Down the Groove (column)". Altoona Tribune. July 3, 1924. p. 11. Retrieved August 12, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  4. "Yanks Lose First 9-8; Swamp A's in Second". New York Daily News. July 3, 1924. p. 18. Retrieved August 12, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "Store Team Routs American Chain". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 17, 1924. p. 17. Retrieved August 12, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  6. "Joe Green". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  7. "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. September 1918. Retrieved August 11, 2020 – via fold3.com.
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