1922
Born December 3, 1922
Scranton, PA, USA
Joe Collins Notable
b. December 3, 1922 · New York Yankees 1948–1957
Joe Collins spent all 10 of his major-league seasons with the New York Yankees as a first baseman, from 1948 to 1957.
Across 908 games he batted .256, with 596 hits and 404 runs. He finished with 86 home runs, 79 doubles and 27 stolen bases.
He played 715 games at first base, with 4,555 putouts and 49 errors. He turned 580 double plays. He also played 114 games in the outfield.
He was born in Scranton, PA, USA on December 3, 1922, and died on August 30, 1989. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NYY | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1949 | NYY | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .100 |
| 1950 | NYY | 108 | 205 | 47 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 5 | .234 |
| 1951 | NYY | 125 | 262 | 52 | 75 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 34 | 23 | 9 | .286 |
| 1952 | NYY | 122 | 428 | 69 | 120 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 55 | 47 | 4 | .280 |
| 1953 | NYY | 127 | 387 | 72 | 104 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 44 | 59 | 36 | 2 | .269 |
| 1954 | NYY | 130 | 343 | 67 | 93 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 46 | 51 | 37 | 2 | .271 |
| 1955 | NYY | 105 | 278 | 40 | 65 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 0 | .234 |
| 1956 | NYY | 100 | 262 | 38 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 3 | .225 |
| 1957 | NYY | 79 | 149 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 18 | 2 | .201 |
| Career | — | 908 | 2329 | 404 | 596 | 79 | 24 | 86 | 329 | 338 | 263 | 27 | .256 |
On this day & linked events
1989
Died August 30, 1989
1948
Major-league debut: Joe Collins
Joe Collins made a major-league debut on September 25, 1948.
1957
Final major-league game: Joe Collins
Joe Collins played a final major-league game on September 29, 1957.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain