Joe Kirrene
| Joe Kirrene | |||
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| Third baseman | |||
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Born: October 4, 1931 San Francisco, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| October 1, 1950, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 25, 1954, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .296 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 4 | ||
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Joseph John Kirrene (born October 4, 1931) was an American professional baseball player. The native of San Francisco, California, a third baseman, appeared in ten Major League games for the Chicago White Sox during late-season trials in 1950 and 1954.[1] Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg), he threw and batted right-handed.
Kirrene signed with the White Sox in 1950 and spent his first pro season in the middle levels of minor league baseball before his autumn call-up. On October 1, 1950, the regular season's final day, he started at third base in the second game of a double-header against left-hander Stubby Overmire of the St. Louis Browns. Kirrene had one single in four at bats and was errorless in the field.[2] Kirrene then was out of baseball for three seasons, and served in the military during the Korean War. Returning to the game in 1954, he led the Class A Western League in batting average (.343) and was selected as the third baseman on the league's all-star team.[3]
That September he received his final Major League trial. This time, he appeared in nine games for the ChiSox, six as the starting third baseman, and had three multi-hit games. He drove in four runs and registered his only extra-base hit, a double off Bob Porterfield of the Washington Senators, on September 8, 1954.[4] In 33 total big-league plate appearances, Kirrene had eight hits and five bases on balls, with four runs scored. He also was credited a stolen base. He played in the higher minors—including both teams in his native San Francisco Bay Area—in 1955–56 before leaving pro baseball.
References
- ↑ "Joe Kirrene Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- ↑ 1950-10-1 (2) box score from Retrosheet
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- ↑ 1954-9-8 box score from Retrosheet
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference