Joe Stripp

Joe Stripp
Third baseman
Born: (1903-02-03)February 3, 1903
Harrison, New Jersey
Died: June 10, 1989(1989-06-10) (aged 86)
Orlando, Florida
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 2, 1928, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1938, for the Boston Bees
MLB statistics
Batting average .294
Home runs 24
Runs batted in 464
Teams

Joseph Valentine "Joe" Stripp (February 3, 1903 – June 10, 1989) was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Boston Bees between 1928 and 1938. Stripp hit .300 or better 6 times, with a career best .324 with the Reds in 1931.[1]

"Jersey Joe" Stripp was the last major league batter to bat against a legally thrown spitball, at the end of the career of Burleigh Grimes in 1934. Grimes was one of 17 pitchers who were allowed to continue to throw the spitball, after it was banned in 1920.

He died, aged 86, in Orlando, Florida.

References

  1. "Joe Stripp Statistics and History". "baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2017-05-14.


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