About Joe Giannini
Lived 1888 – 1942 (aged 54). Joe Giannini was an American baseball player.
Joseph Francis Giannini (September 8, 1888 – September 26, 1942) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at , 155 lb., Giannini batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A native of Drytown, California, he was signed by Boston out of the University of San Francisco.
Giannini was a major leaguer whose career, statistically speaking, was only slightly different from that of Eddie Gaedel or Moonlight Graham. He appeared in one game and hit a double in two at-bats for a .500 average, without runs or RBI. As a fielder, he collected two assists and committed two errors for a .909 fielding percentage.
Giannini died in San Francisco, California, at age 54.
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Joe Giannini was born on 8 September 1888 in Drytown.
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Joe Giannini died on 26 September 1942 in San Francisco.
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