Joe McCabe

Joe Robert McCabe (born August 27, 1938) is an American former professional baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball during the and seasons. The , McCabe was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Purdue University, where he played college baseball for the Boilermakers from 1956–1960.

McCabe was inducted into the Purdue Athletic Hall of Fame. He holds the all-time highest batting average (.423 for the season and .438 in the Big Ten). Elected Captain and MVP on the 1960 baseball team which also consisted of 6 future professional baseball players.

McCabe was signed by the "original" Washington Senators (now the Minnesota Twins) as an amateur free agent in 1960. He made his Major League debut on April 18, 1964, for the Twins.

In July 2019, Joe was honored as a Significant Sig by the Sigma Chi Fraternity for his accomplishments after college. In 2000, Joe testified before a sub-committee of Congress attempting to raise the mandatory age of retirement for pilots to age 65. The age was consequently raised for all commercial pilots.