Joe Reardon

Executive career Boston Red Sox (1937-1943) Beginning in 1937, he spent two years with the Boston Braves. He later received a major break from Billy Evans, head of the Boston Red Sox farm system, involving a minor league affiliate in Scranton in the Eastern League.

Scranton Red Sox Reardon was named business manager of the Scranton Red Sox, also known as the Scranton Miners in 1939. He added lights to Athletic Park (now Scranton Memorial Stadium), arranged broadcasts for games, and created promotional events such as Italian Night, Irish Night, and others. With players such as Tex Hughson from the Red Sox, Reardon led Scranton to a Eastern League pennant that season. Reardon spent six years as Pennock's assistant director for the Red Sox farm system. As he and Pennock exited the parent Red Sox organization, Specs Toporcer was stepping in to direct the farm system.

Philadelphia Phillies (1943-1954) In December 1943, he moved to the Philadelphia Phillies shortly following the purchase of the National League team by R. R. M. Carpenter Jr. Reardon was named the director of the Phillies' farm system by Herb Pennock, who had joined the organization as the new general manager.

During the transition point in his career, he was named the president of the Utica Blue Sox, a Phillies' farm club in Utica, New York. until November 1945.

The Phillies had also acquired a franchise in the city of Bradford, Pennsylvania in 1944. In 1947, the farm director appointed Johnny Wise as business manager of the Bradford Phillies. Reardon managed the development of the Carbondale Pioneers in 1946, a franchise based in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. By 1948, he oversaw 14 farm teams.

National League pennant Reardon played a key role in developing the minor league affiliates that supplied the "Whiz Kids" during the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies season.

Syracuse Chiefs (1955-1957) Following his resignation, he set out to fulfill his goal of owning a minor league baseball team. In February 1956, he announced the team's move from Elmira to Syracuse, New York, due to higher attendance and advertisement potential. Their lone season in Syracuse combined low attendance, a fifth-place finish, and three managerial replacements. before he was bought out by the Boston Red Sox in 1957.

He briefly scouted for the Cleveland Indians during the 1950s.

Post-baseball career He exited professional baseball to begin a career in real estate.

Death Reardon died on June 24, 1982, at Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States, at 76 years old. He was interred at Scranton's Cathedral Cemetery.