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Joe Cleary

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 150lb (175cm, 68kg)

Born: December 3, 1918 in Cork, Ireland ie

Died: June 3, 2004 in Yonkers, NY

Buried: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY

High School: Central Commercial HS (New York, NY)

Debut: August 4, 1945 (Age 26-244d, 9,990th in major league history)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 7 ER

Last Game: August 4, 1945 (Age 26-244d)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 7 ER

Full Name: Joseph Christopher Cleary

Nicknames: Fire

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

W

L

ERA

189.00

G

GS

SV

IP

0.1

SO

WHIP

24.000

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1941	22	WSH-min	D	19	12	.613	2.16	36						254.0	185	86	61		110									1.161	6.6		3.9			ORL FLOR
1942	23	WSH-min	B	10	13	.435	3.09	32						172.0	162	82	59		78									1.395	8.5		4.1			CHR PIED
1944	25	WSH-min	A1	6	14	.300	6.96	33	19	11	6	1		168.0	235	158	130		100		73	5	1	13				1.994	12.6		5.4	3.9	0.73	CNG SOUA
1945	26	WSH-DET-min	A1,AA	13	8	.619	4.58	27	17	2	8	1		108.0	125	63	55		40		60	7	0	8				1.528	10.4		3.3	5.0	1.50	CNG,BFL SOUA,IL
1945	26	WSH	AL	0	0		189.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	5	7	7	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	9	4	23.69	24.000	135.0	0.0	81.0	27.0	0.33
1946	27	NYG-min	AAA	0	1	.000		6																										JER IL
1949	30	NYY-CHW-min	A																															AUG,CHS SALL
1 Yr				0	0		189.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	5	7	7	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	9	4	23.69	24.000	135.0	0.0	81.0	27.0	0.33
162 Game Avg.				0	0		189.00	68	0	0	0	0	0	20	340	476	476	0	204	0	68	0	0	68	612	4	23.69	24.000	135.0	0.0	81.0	27.0	0.33