Joseph Finneran Notable

b. October 29, 1890 · Philadelphia Phillies 1912–1913, Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1914–1915, Detroit Tigers 1918, New York Yankees 1918

Joseph Finneran played for four clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1912 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1918.

He went 25 and 33 with a 3.30 earned run average, pitching 570 innings in 109 games. He struck out 168, completed 29 of his 66 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 111 games he batted .168, with 31 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 1 double and 1 stolen base.

He was born in East Orange, NJ, USA on October 29, 1890, and died on February 3, 1942. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1912	PHI	14	10	1	2	0	1	2	0	4	0	.200
1913	PHI	3	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.667
1914	BTT	27	55	0	7	0	0	4	0	19	0	.127
1915	BTT	38	74	4	11	0	0	1	2	13	1	.149
1918	DET/NYY	29	42	4	9	1	0	3	1	7	0	.214
Career	—	111	184	11	31	1	2	10	3	43	1	.168

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1912	PHI	0	2	14	4	1	46.1	50	13	10	10	2.53
1913	PHI	0	0	3	0	0	5.0	12	4	2	0	7.20
1914	BTT	12	11	27	23	1	175.1	153	62	60	54	3.18
1915	BTT	10	12	37	24	2	215.1	197	67	87	68	2.80
1918	DET/NYY	3	8	28	15	1	128.0	156	63	43	36	4.43
Career	—	25	33	109	66	5	570.0	568	209	202	168	3.30

On this day & linked events

1890

Born October 29, 1890

East Orange, NJ, USA

1942

Died February 3, 1942

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