Joe Cobb (baseball)

Joe Cobb
Joe Cobb (left) with teammate Ty Cobb (right)
Catcher
Born: January 24, 1895
Hudson, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: December 24, 1947(1947-12-24) (aged 52)
Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 25, 1918, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
April 25, 1918, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Plate appearances1
Teams

Joseph Stanley Cobb (January 24, 1895 – December 24, 1947), born Joseph Stanley Serafin, was an American baseball catcher. He played professional baseball for 12 years between 1917 and 1931, including one game in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers on April 25, 1918. He was the starting catcher and batted .320 for both the 1923 and 1924 Baltimore Orioles, teams that are ranked as the 19th and fifth best minor league team in baseball history.