1893
Born December 5, 1893
Sacramento, CA, USA
Joe Gedeon Notable
b. December 5, 1893 · Washington Senators 1913–1914, New York Yankees 1916–1917, St. Louis Browns 1918–1920
Joe Gedeon played for three clubs across eight seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Washington Senators in 1913 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1920.
Across 584 games he batted .244, with 515 hits and 259 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 82 doubles and 33 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 0.3 innings in 1 game.
He played 549 games at second base, with 1,605 assists and 92 errors. He turned 231 double plays.
He was born in Sacramento, CA, USA on December 5, 1893, and died on May 19, 1941. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | WSH | 29 | 71 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .183 |
| 1914 | WSH | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1916 | NYY | 122 | 435 | 50 | 92 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 40 | 61 | 14 | .211 |
| 1917 | NYY | 33 | 117 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 4 | .239 |
| 1918 | SLB | 123 | 441 | 39 | 94 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 27 | 29 | 7 | .213 |
| 1919 | SLB | 120 | 437 | 57 | 111 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 50 | 35 | 4 | .254 |
| 1920 | SLB | 153 | 606 | 95 | 177 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 55 | 36 | 1 | .292 |
| Career | — | 584 | 2109 | 259 | 515 | 82 | 20 | 1 | 171 | 180 | 181 | 33 | .244 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
On this day & linked events
1941
Died May 19, 1941
Image: Zeenut, public domain