| Joe Giard | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Ware, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 18 |
| Debutyear: | 1925 |
| Debutteam: | St. Louis Browns |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 25 |
| Finalyear: | 1927 |
| Finalteam: | New York Yankees |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Wins |
| Stat1value: | 13 |
| Stat2label: | Losses |
| Stat2value: | 15 |
| Stat3label: | Earned run average |
| Stat3value: | 5.96 |
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Joseph Oscar Giard (October 7, 1898 – July 10, 1956) was an American major league baseball pitcher.[1]
Born in Ware, Massachusetts, Giard played two seasons for the St. Louis Browns, chiefly as a starter, before being traded (along with outfielder Cedric Durst) for pitcher Sad Sam Jones in February 1927;[2] [3] Giard was therefore a member of the 1927 New York Yankees,[4] a team often considered the greatest ever.[5] [6] He pitched 27 innings in 16 games, all in relief, for the Yankees that year, with an ERA of 8.00.
Giard died in Worcester, Massachusetts, on July 10, 1956.