About Joe Giard
Lived 1898 – 1956 (aged 57). Joe Giard was an American baseball player.
Joseph Oscar Giard (October 7, 1898 – July 10, 1956) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher.
Born in Ware, Massachusetts, Giard played two seasons for the St. Louis Browns, chiefly as a starter, before being traded (along with outfielder Cedric Durst) for pitcher Sad Sam Jones in February 1927; Giard was therefore a member of the 1927 New York Yankees, a team often considered the greatest ever. He pitched 27 innings in 16 games, all in relief, for the Yankees that year, with an ERA of 8.00.
Giard died in Worcester, Massachusetts, on July 10, 1956.
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Who was Joe Giard?
American major league baseball player (1898-1956)
When was Joe Giard born?
Joe Giard was born on 7 October 1898 in Massachusetts, Hampshire County.
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Joe Giard died on 10 July 1956 in Massachusetts, Worcester.
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Joe Giard was a baseball player.
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Joe Giard was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joe Giard. https://biography.guide/joe-giard/
MLA: "Joe Giard." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/joe-giard/.
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