Joe Werrick Explained

Joe Werrick
Position:Third baseman
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:25 October 1861
Birth Place:Saint Paul, Minnesota
Death Place:St. Peter, Minnesota
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:October 27
Debutteam:St. Paul Saints
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 14
Finalteam:Louisville Colonels
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.250
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:10
Stat3label:Runs scored
Stat3value:217
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Joseph Abraham Werrick (October 25, 1861 – May 10, 1943) was a professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for four seasons in the 19th century.

Werrick made his professional debut in for the Winona Clippers of the minor Northwestern League. Partway through the season, he moved on to that league's St. Paul Saints. Later that year, the Saints joined the Union Association as a late-season replacement, and Werrick made his major league debut, playing nine games.

After the UA folded, Werrick returned to the minor leagues. After playing for the Nashville Americans of the original Southern League in, he returned to the major leagues in with the American Association's Louisville Colonels. He spent three seasons as the Colonels' regular third baseman, being replaced late in by Harry Raymond.

Werrick continued to play professionally, returning to St. Paul to play for the Western Association Apostles in . He finished his career in with the Dayton Veterans of the Interstate League.