Joe Greene (baseball)
| Joe Greene | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: October 17, 1911 Stone Mountain, Georgia | |
| Died: July 19, 1989 (aged 77) Stone Mountain, Georgia | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1932, for the Atlanta Black Crackers | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1948, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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James Elbert "Joe" Greene (October 17, 1911 – July 19, 1989) was an American catcher in Negro league baseball. He played between 1932 and 1948.[1]
Greene served with the 92nd Division in the US Army as an anti-tank gunner between 1943 and 1945, in both Algiers and Italy.[2] When his company entered Milan, they were given the task of removing the bodies of Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci, who had been publicly hanged in the Piazzale Loreto on the 29th of April 1945.[2]
References
- ^ "Joe Greene Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ a b Riley, James A (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues,. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. p. 976. ISBN 0786709596.
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
- Negro League Baseball Players Association