Joe Stripp Notable

b. February 3, 1903 · Cincinnati Reds 1928–1931, Brooklyn Dodgers 1932–1937, St. Louis Cardinals 1938, Boston Bees 1938

Joe Stripp played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1928 and closing with the Boston Bees in 1938. His longest stay was with the Brooklyn Dodgers, from 1932 to 1937.

Across 1,146 games he batted .294, with 1,238 hits and 575 runs. He finished with 24 home runs, 219 doubles and 50 stolen bases.

He played 914 games at third base, with 1,665 assists and 106 errors. He turned 149 double plays. He also played 163 games at first base.

He was born in Harrison, NJ, USA on February 3, 1903, and died on June 10, 1989. 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
1928	CIN	42	139	18	40	7	3	1	17	8	8	0	.288
1929	CIN	64	187	24	40	3	2	3	20	24	15	2	.214
1930	CIN	130	464	74	142	37	6	3	64	51	37	15	.306
1931	CIN	105	426	71	138	26	2	3	42	21	31	5	.324
1932	BRO	138	534	94	162	36	9	6	64	36	30	14	.303
1933	BRO	141	537	69	149	20	7	1	51	26	23	5	.277
1934	BRO	104	384	50	121	19	6	1	40	22	20	2	.315
1935	BRO	109	373	44	114	13	5	3	43	22	15	2	.306
1936	BRO	110	439	51	139	31	1	1	60	22	12	2	.317
1937	BRO	90	300	37	73	10	2	1	26	20	18	1	.243
1938	BSN/STL	113	428	43	120	17	0	1	37	28	17	2	.280
Career	—	1146	4211	575	1238	219	43	24	464	280	226	50	.294

On this day & linked events

1903

Born February 3, 1903

Harrison, NJ, USA

1989

Died June 10, 1989

1928

Major-league debut: Joe Stripp

Joe Stripp made a major-league debut on July 2, 1928.

1938

Final major-league game: Joe Stripp

Joe Stripp played a final major-league game on October 2, 1938.

Image: Goudey, public domain