| Joe Dobson | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
January 20, 1917 Durant, Oklahoma |
| Died |
June 23, 1994 (aged 77) Jacksonville, Florida |
Joseph Gordon Dobson (January 20, 1917 – June 23, 1994) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1939–40), Boston Red Sox (1941–43; 1946–50; 1954) and Chicago White Sox (1951–53).
Dobson was born in Durant, Oklahoma. At the age of nine, he lost his thumb and left forefinger playing with a dynamite cap, but it didn't keep him from reaching the Majors with the Indians. After two seasons in Cleveland he was sent to Boston.
An All-Star in 1948, Dobson enjoyed his best years with the Red Sox. Between 1941 and 1950 (excepting 1944–45, when he served in the United States Army during World War II),[1] he won 106 games for the Red Sox.
In a 14-season career, Dobson compiled a 137–103 record with 992 strikeouts, a 3.62 ERA, 112 complete games, 22 shutouts, 18 saves, and 2,170 innings in 414 games pitched (273 as a starter).
In 2012, he was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame.
Joe Dobson died in Jacksonville, Florida at the age of 77.
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External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1949 Boston Red Sox, at Baseball Historian
- Joe Dobson at SABR bio project
- Joe Dobson at Find a Grave
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