Joe Yeager

Joe Yeager
Third baseman / Shortstop / Pitcher
Born: (1875-08-28)August 28, 1875
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: July 2, 1937(1937-07-02) (aged 61)
Detroit, Michigan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 22, 1898, for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1908, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average .252
Home runs 4
Runs batted in 201
Win–loss record 33-49
Earned run average 3.74
Strikeouts 145
Teams

Joseph Francis Yeager (August 28, 1875 – July 2, 1937), also nicknamed "Little Joe" was an American professional baseball infielder and pitcher. He played for ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Superbas, Detroit Tigers, New York Highlanders, and St. Louis Browns.

In his rookie season, Yeager had 32 complete games and a respectable earned run average but lost 22 games for a Superbas team that finished in 10th place.[1]

Yeager played for the Detroit Tigers as a right-handed starting pitcher during their first major league season in 1901. He pitched 199.2 innings in 1901, with 22 complete games, 2 shutouts, and a 12–11 record. His 2.61 earned run average was 3rd-best in the American League behind Cy Young, and his adjusted ERA+ of 147 was 2nd-best in the league behind Cy Young. Yeager also played 12 games at shortstop for the 1901 Tigers and had a batting average of .296 with a .343 on-base percentage and .416 slugging percentage.

After a 6–12 season as a pitcher in 1902, Yeager made the switch from pitcher to third baseman. He was the Tigers' starting third baseman in 1903 and went on to play third base for the New York Highlanders and St. Louis Browns.

Yeager is credited by some with originating the squeeze play.[2]

Yeager died in Detroit, Michigan in 1937.

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Yeager Statistics and History". "baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ The Ballplayers – Joe Yeager | BaseballLibrary.com at www.baseballlibrary.com
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