1900
Born September 2, 1900
Covington, KY, USA
Joe Heving Marquee
b. September 2, 1900 · New York Giants 1930–1931, Chicago White Sox 1933–1934, Cleveland Indians 1937–1938, 1941–1944, Boston Red Sox 1938–1940, Boston Braves 1945
He spent most of his twenties in the minor leagues and did not pitch a major-league inning until 1930. He then lasted thirteen seasons, almost all of them in relief, and was working 39 games a year for Cleveland at forty.
Thirteen seasons gave him 76 wins against 48, 63 saves, 1,038 innings and a 3.90 earned run average across 430 appearances. He went 11-3 for the 1939 Red Sox and 8-3 with a 1.96 earned run average in 63 games for Cleveland in 1944, at forty-three.
His brother Johnnie caught in the major leagues for twelve years, mostly for the Red Sox, and the two were briefly teammates. Joe finished with the Braves in 1945 at forty-four. No Hall of Fame ballot ever listed him. He died in 1970, at sixty-nine.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | NYG | 41 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .227 |
| 1931 | NYG | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 |
| 1933 | CHW | 40 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .211 |
| 1934 | CHW | 33 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .185 |
| 1937 | CLE | 40 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 |
| 1938 | BOS/CLE | 19 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .129 |
| 1939 | BOS | 46 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .188 |
| 1940 | BOS | 39 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .200 |
| 1941 | CLE | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | CLE | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1943 | CLE | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .071 |
| 1944 | CLE | 63 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .182 |
| 1945 | BSN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 430 | 276 | 23 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 42 | 0 | .170 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | NYG | 7 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 89.2 | 109 | 52 | 27 | 37 | 5.22 |
| 1931 | NYG | 1 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 42.1 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 26 | 4.89 |
| 1933 | CHW | 7 | 5 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 118.0 | 113 | 35 | 27 | 47 | 2.67 |
| 1934 | CHW | 1 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 88.0 | 133 | 71 | 48 | 40 | 7.26 |
| 1937 | CLE | 8 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 72.2 | 92 | 39 | 30 | 35 | 4.83 |
| 1938 | BOS/CLE | 9 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 88.0 | 104 | 40 | 27 | 34 | 4.09 |
| 1939 | BOS | 11 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 107.0 | 124 | 44 | 34 | 43 | 3.70 |
| 1940 | BOS | 12 | 7 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 119.0 | 129 | 53 | 42 | 55 | 4.01 |
| 1941 | CLE | 5 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 70.2 | 63 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 2.29 |
| 1942 | CLE | 5 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 46.1 | 52 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 4.86 |
| 1943 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 72.0 | 58 | 22 | 34 | 34 | 2.75 |
| 1944 | CLE | 8 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 10 | 119.2 | 106 | 26 | 41 | 46 | 1.96 |
| 1945 | BSN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.38 |
| Career | — | 76 | 48 | 430 | 40 | 63 | 1038.2 | 1136 | 450 | 380 | 429 | 3.90 |
On this day & linked events
1970
Died April 11, 1970
1930
Major-league debut: Joe Heving
Joe Heving made a major-league debut on April 29, 1930.
1945
Final major-league game: Joe Heving
Joe Heving played a final major-league game on August 5, 1945.
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