Joe Mathes

Joseph John Mathes

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

• Debut September 19, 1912
• Final Game September 9, 1916
• Born July 28, 1891 in Milwaukee, WI USA
• Died December 21, 1978 in St. Louis, MO USA

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Biographical Information

Joe Mathes was up in the majors in 1912, 1914, and 1916, each time in a different league. Most of his at-bats were in the Federal League in 1914. As a 20-year-old rookie with Connie Mack's 1912 Athletics, he was one year younger than Stuffy McInnis and a couple years older than Herb Pennock.

After his major league days he managed for about a decade, and The Memoirs of Bing Devine says he ran the Cardinals minor league operations as well.

Mathes spent more than 40 years as a scout for the St. Louis Cardinals ( -1976), for whom he found Red Schoendienst. He also scouted briefly for the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs (1977-1978).

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs	Notes
1919	Beaumont Oilers	Texas League	24-15	4th		replaced John McCloskey (55-56)
1920	Beaumont Exporters	Texas League	81-70	4th	none
1922	Beaumont Exporters	Texas League	65-88	6th	none
1924	St. Joseph Saints	Western League	86-79	3rd	none
1925	Des Moines Demons	Western League	98-70	1st	none League Champs
1926	Houston Buffaloes	Texas League	75-80	6th	none
1927	Houston Buffaloes	Texas League	85-70	3rd	none
1928	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	67-85	6th
1929	Springfield Midgets	Western Association	71-77	3rd
1934	Springfield Red Birds	Central League	14-12	2nd	league disbanded June 10
	Elmira Red Wings	New York-Penn League		6th		replaced Ira Smith on June 26
1940	Decatur Commodores	Three-I League	2-1	--	--	replaced Tony Kaufmann (24-22) on June 26 replaced by Boyce Morrow (2-7) on June 29