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Joe Vance

Joe Vance

American baseball player (1905–1978)

Joseph Albert Vance (September 16, 1905 – July 4, 1978) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in the majors between 1935 and 1938 for the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees.

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Vance also played 11 games for the football Brooklyn Dodgers in 1931 as a running back.[1] Speaking in 1943, pitcher Max Macon of the baseball Dodgers, against whom Vance had competed in both the American Association and International League,[2][3] called his former mound opponent the fastest man he'd ever seen.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Joe Vance's page at Pro Football Reference
  2. [2]
    "Slaughter Has Wide Lead for AA Hit Honors"[permanent dead link]. St. Cloud Daily Times. September 11, 1937. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Griffith, Owen. "Graham Sets Record for Four-Baggers as Royals Win Two". The Montreal Gazette. August 11, 1941. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  4. [4]
    Murphy, Jim. "In the Diocese; Sportswhirl". The Tablet. July 17, 1943. Retrieved March 15, 2020.

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