Joe Mack
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Joseph John Mack born Joseph John Maciarz
- Bats Both, Throws Left
- Weight 185 lb.
[edit] Biographical Information
Joe Mack was the regular first baseman for most of the first half of the 1945 season for the 1945 Boston Braves. From April 17 to July 4, he got in 66 games, with 260 at-bats. He was a 33-year-old rookie in his only major league season, having been acquired by the Braves from the St. Louis Cardinals during the off-season between 1944 and 1945.
Starting on July 7, 1945, the Braves started using Vince Shupe, a 23-year-old rookie at first base. Vince was in 78 games during the rest of the season, and then never played at the major league level again.
In 1947 the Braves finally settled down with 23-year-old rookie Earl Torgeson as the regular first baseman, a job he held with them in 1947-48 and 1950-52.
Mack also played for the 1941 Newark Bears who won 100 games. His minor league career stretched from 1935 to 1951. Among the highlights, he hit .337 for Waterloo in 1937 and drove in 102 runs for Columbus in 1944. He played for 17 different teams in his career.
One source: Joe Mack in Western Canada.
