About Joe Genewich
Lived 1897 – 1985 (aged 88). Joe Genewich was an American baseball player.
Joseph Edward Genewich (January 15, 1897 – December 21, 1985) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Braves and New York Giants from 1922 to 1930. His key pitch was the slow curve.
Genewich attended the Elmira Free Academy but was not allowed to play for its baseball team because he was the son of a Polish mill worker. Genewich went directly from sandlot ball to the Boston Braves without playing minor league baseball.
Genewich served in the United States Navy and played baseball at Naval Station Great Lakes during World War I
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Who was Joe Genewich?
Major League Baseball pitcher
When was Joe Genewich born?
Joe Genewich was born on 15 January 1897 in Elmira.
When did Joe Genewich die?
Joe Genewich died on 21 December 1985 in Lockport.
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Joe Genewich was a baseball player.
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Joe Genewich was American.
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