Joe Schepner | |
Position: | Third baseman |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 10 August 1895 |
Birth Place: | Aliquippa, Pennsylvania |
Death Place: | Mobile, Alabama |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 11 |
Debutyear: | 1919 |
Debutteam: | St. Louis Browns |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 28 |
Finalyear: | 1919 |
Finalteam: | St. Louis Browns |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .208 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 6 |
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Joseph Maurice Schepner (August 10, 1895 – September 28, 1959),[1] nicknamed "Gentleman Joe", was a professional baseball player. He was a third baseman for one season (1919) with the St. Louis Browns. For his career, he compiled a .208 batting average in 48 at-bats, with six runs batted in. He also played in the minor leagues from 1916 to 1932.
Schepner also managed several baseball teams, including the 1929 and 1932 Knoxville Smokies that later became Tennessee Smokies.