Joe Birmingham

Joseph Leo Birmingham
(Dode)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 185 lb.
• School Cornell University
• Debut September 12, 1906
• Final Game July 25, 1914
• Born December 3, 1884 in Elmira, NY USA
• Died April 23, 1946 in Tampico, Tamaulipas Mexico

BR page

Biographical Information

Joe Birmingham played more major league games than any other player out of Cornell. An outfielder, his entire career was spent with Cleveland, who were then known as the Cleveland Naps after Hall of Fame infielder (and brief manager of the squad) Nap Lajoie. Joe played in the outfield along with Hall of Famer Elmer Flick and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. Joe had good range factors, but he was not a very strong hitter. His best years were 1909, when he hit .289 (10th in the league in batting average that year), and 1911, when he hit .304. He also managed the team for parts of four seasons. Joe is the first major leaguer known to have died in Mexico.

Preceded by Harry Davis

Cleveland Indians Manager 1912-1915

Succeeded by Lee Fohl

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1912	Cleveland Naps	American League	21-7	5th	Cleveland Naps		replaced Harry Davis (54-71) on September 2
1913	Cleveland Naps	American League	86-66	3rd	Cleveland Naps
1914	Cleveland Naps	American League	51-102	8th	Cleveland Naps
1915	Cleveland Indians	American League	12-16	--	Cleveland Indians		replaced by Lee Fohl on May 22
1916	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League		--	none	--	replaced by Lena Blackburne
1919	Pittsfield Hillies	Eastern League	64-44	1st	none
1920	Pittsfield Hillies	Eastern League	69-69	6th	none
1921	Albany Senators	Eastern League	7-30	--	none	--	replaced by Paddy O'Connor (45-68) on June 7

Related Sites

• Joe Birmingham at the SABR Bio Project
• BR Manager page