1902
Born August 4, 1902
Jackson, KY, USA
Joe Strong Notable
b. August 4, 1902 · Cleveland Tate Stars 1922, Milwaukee Bears 1923, Chicago American Giants 1923, Baltimore Black Sox 1924–1928, Hilldale Club 1928–1929, Homestead Grays 1929, 1932–1937, St. Louis Stars 1930–1931, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1937
Joe Strong played for eight clubs across 16 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Tate Stars in 1922 and closing with the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1937. His longest stay was with the Homestead Grays, from 1932 to 1937.
He went 77 and 72 with a 4.13 earned run average, pitching 1,320.3 innings in 235 games. He struck out 540, completed 89 of his 160 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 332 games he batted .259, with 185 hits and 102 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 39 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He led the league in saves three times between 1925 and 1933, topping out at 4. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1925, with 2.
He was born in Jackson, KY, USA on August 4, 1902, and died on November 12, 1986. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | CTS | 15 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| 1923 | CAG/MB | 38 | 81 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| 1924 | BBS | 18 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .257 |
| 1925 | BBS | 31 | 64 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| 1926 | BBS | 19 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1927 | BBS | 25 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1928 | BBS/HIL | 19 | 46 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .283 |
| 1929 | HG/HIL | 23 | 45 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1930 | SLS | 24 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| 1931 | SLS | 13 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| 1932 | HG | 28 | 85 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| 1933 | HG | 21 | 60 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| 1934* | HG | 17 | 51 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .196 |
| 1935 | HG | 24 | 44 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| 1936 | HG | 11 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| 1937 | HG/PC | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| Major leagues | — | 315 | 664 | 96 | 175 | 38 | 6 | 10 | 92 | 78 | 6 | 4 | .264 |
| All seasons | — | 332 | 715 | 102 | 185 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 99 | 82 | 7 | 4 | .259 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | CTS | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 54.2 | 69 | 36 | 26 | 29 | 5.93 |
| 1923 | CAG/MB | 7 | 15 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 187.2 | 222 | 89 | 66 | 68 | 4.27 |
| 1924 | BBS | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 50.1 | 47 | 24 | 16 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 1925 | BBS | 11 | 10 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 156.1 | 149 | 69 | 43 | 42 | 3.97 |
| 1926 | BBS | 3 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 103.1 | 115 | 49 | 36 | 28 | 4.27 |
| 1927 | BBS | 7 | 9 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 132.0 | 136 | 46 | 39 | 45 | 3.14 |
| 1928 | BBS/HIL | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 85.2 | 116 | 48 | 33 | 23 | 5.04 |
| 1929 | HG/HIL | 9 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 110.0 | 110 | 38 | 39 | 45 | 3.11 |
| 1930 | SLS | 9 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 100.0 | 110 | 46 | 54 | 51 | 4.14 |
| 1931 | SLS | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 60.1 | 52 | 21 | 22 | 38 | 3.13 |
| 1932 | HG | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 61.0 | 48 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 2.07 |
| 1933 | HG | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29.1 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 2.45 |
| 1934* | HG | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 66.2 | 70 | 34 | 22 | 33 | 4.59 |
| 1935 | HG | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 88.1 | 118 | 61 | 33 | 46 | 6.22 |
| 1936 | HG | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4.91 |
| 1937 | HG/PC | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23.2 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6.46 |
| Major leagues | — | 72 | 70 | 226 | 151 | 9 | 1253.2 | 1365 | 572 | 457 | 507 | 4.11 |
| All seasons | — | 77 | 72 | 235 | 160 | 9 | 1320.1 | 1435 | 606 | 479 | 540 | 4.13 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Joe Strong, that is 1934–1934. Why totals can differ.
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