Joe Dobson

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Joe Dobson
Pitcher
Born: (1917-01-20)January 20, 1917
Durant, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: June 23, 1994(1994-06-23) (aged 77)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 26, 1939, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
April 30, 1954, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record137–103
Earned run average3.62
Strikeouts992
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Joseph Gordon Dobson (January 20, 1917 – June 23, 1994) was an American

Cleveland Indians (1939–40), Boston Red Sox (1941–43; 1946–50; 1954) and Chicago White Sox
(1951–53). After his playing career, Dobson was the pitching coach for the Red Sox for a season and a general manager in the Red Sox minor league system.

Early life

Dobson was born in

Troy Trojans of the Alabama–Florida League, winning 19 games and striking out 200 batters in 270 innings. The next season, he pitched for the New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association, finishing with an 11–7 win–loss record and making the case that he was ready for the major leagues.[1]

MLB career

After playing his first two MLB seasons for Cleveland in 1939 and 1940, Dobson was sent to Boston in a six-player trade that included

one-hitter.[4] He was an All-Star
in 1948.

Dobson pitched for the Chicago White Sox between 1951 and 1953. The White Sox released Dobson in August 1953, and he did not pitch for the rest of the season. He was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox before the 1954 season; the team released him in May of that season after he made two relief appearances.[5]

In a 14-season career, Dobson compiled a 137–103

saves, and 2,170 innings in 414 games pitched (273 as a starter
).

Later life

Dobson became the pitching coach for the Red Sox.[6] He later served as general manager of the Winter Haven Red Sox of the Florida State League.[7] He died in 1994 in Jacksonville, Florida, at the age of 77.[3] He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville. In 2012, he was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-7864-8704-2
    .
  2. ^ Baseball in Wartime.com
  3. ^ a b Ex-sox pitcher Joe Dobson dies. Chicago Tribune. June 26, 1994.
  4. ^ Lundquist, Carl (September 18, 1947). "Dodger pilot, 'nice old guy', gambles and wins". Knoxville News-Sentinel.
  5. ^ "Joe Dobson Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Holbrook, Bob (May 19, 1954). "Mrs. Dobson worries less now Joe is coach". The Boston Globe.
  7. ^ Lewis, Steve (February 28, 1978). "Play ball? Well, maybe". The Tampa Tribune.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Boston Red Sox Pitching Coach
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