Rick Joseph

Ricardo Joseph
Ricardo Joseph
	Third baseman/First baseman
	Born: August 24, 1939; San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
	Died: September 8, 1979 (aged 40); Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	June 18, 1964, for the Kansas City Athletics
Last appearance
	September 23, 1970, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Batting average	.243
Home runs	13
Runs batted in	65
Teams
	Kansas City Athletics (1964); Philadelphia Phillies (1967–1970);

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Ricardo Emelindo Joseph Harrigan (August 24, 1939 – September 8, 1979) was a Dominican Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Kansas City Athletics during the 1964 season and the Philadelphia Phillies from 1967 to 1970. Primarily a first baseman and third baseman, he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 192 pounds (87 kg). He threw and batted right-handed.

Joseph was the 1967 Most Valuable Player of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, batting .300 with 24 home runs for the league champion San Diego Padres.^[1] The performance earned him a late August call-up to the Phillies.

Rick Joseph died at age 40 from diabetes.^[2]

References

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] Baseball Reference

[2] Too Young to Die, thedeadballera.com

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