- Joe Gallagher (baseball)
Infobox MLB retired
name=Joe Gallagher
position=Left fielder
birthdate=March 7 1914
deathdate=death date and age|1998|2|25|1914|3|7
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=April 20
debutyear=by|1939
debutteam=New York Yankees
finaldate=September 29
finalyear=by|1940
finalteam=Brooklyn Dodgers
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.273
stat2label=Home Runs
stat2value=16
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=73
teams=
*New York Yankees (1939)
*St. Louis Browns (1939-1940)
*Brooklyn Dodgers (1940)
highlights=Joseph Emmett Gallagher (
March 7 1914 -February 25 1998 ), nicknamed "Muscles," was an American left andright fielder inMajor League Baseball during the by|1939 and by|1940 baseball seasons.Born in
Buffalo, New York , he attended and played ball for the same high school asWarren Spahn , South Park High School in South Buffalo. He was one of the "Four Joes" of the 1939 New York Yankees, along withJoe DiMaggio , Joe McCarthy, andJoe Gordon . His career ended after missing the entire 1941 season due to military service. He died at age 83 inHouston, Texas .External links
*baseball-reference|id=g/gallajo02
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