Joe Price | |
Position: | Center fielder |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | April 10, 1897 |
Birth Place: | Milligan College, Tennessee |
Death Place: | Washington, D.C. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 5 |
Debutyear: | 1928 |
Debutteam: | New York Giants |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 5 |
Finalyear: | 1928 |
Finalteam: | New York Giants |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Games played |
Stat1value: | 1 |
Stat2label: | At bats |
Stat2value: | 1 |
Stat3label: | Hits |
Stat3value: | 0 |
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Joseph Preston Price (April 10, 1897 – January 15, 1961) nicknamed "Lumber",[1] was a Major League Baseball center fielder who played in one game for the New York Giants on September 5, .
Price's contract was purchased by the Giants in late August 1928 on the condition that he be allowed to finish the season with the Greenville Spinners of the South Atlantic League.[2]
Between 1921 and 1929, Price played in the minor leagues of the Southern United States[3] where he was "extremely popular."[4]
In 1934, Price headed the baseball department of a sports coaching school established in Tennessee and directed by Wallace Wade.[5]