Joe Sargent

Joseph Alexander Sargent
(Horse Belly)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.

• Debut April 27, 1921
• Final Game September 25, 1921
• Born September 24, 1893 in Rochester, NY USA
• Died July 5, 1950 in Rochester, NY USA

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Biographical Information

You know it's not good for your career as a backup infielder if your nickname is "Horse Belly", as was the case with Joe "Horse Belly" Sargent. Sargent played one season in the major leagues, for the 1921 Detroit Tigers managed by Ty Cobb which finished in 6th place. Sargent was 27 at the time.

He hit .253 in a team whose team batting average that year was .316, leading the league. He played roughly equal numbers of games at second, short, and third.

After the season he was traded to Portland of the PCL. The book Baseball Visions of the Roaring Twenties has a photo of Sargent (and Emmett McCann) with Portland in 1922.

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Find-A-Grave Memorial for Joe Sargent