Joe Giard Baseball player

Joseph Oscar Giard (October 7, 1898 – July 10, 1956) was an American major league baseball player.Born in Ware, Massachusetts, Giard played two seasons for the St. Louis Browns before being traded (along with outfielder Cedric Durst) for pitcher Sam Jones'>Sad Sam Jones in February 1927; Giard was therefore a member of the 1927 New York Yankees, a team often considered the greatest ever. He pitched 27 innings in 16 games for the Yankees that year, with an ERA of 8.00.Giard died in Worcester, Massachusetts, on July 10, 1956.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 07, 1898
Birth place
Ware Massachusetts
Date of deathJuly 10, 1956
Place of death
Worcester Massachusetts

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Baseball player

Career startApril 18, 1925
Career endSeptember 25, 1927
batting sideLeft
former teams
Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees
position
Pitcher
teams
Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees
throwing sideLeft

Joe Giard on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=giardjo01