Joseph Oscar Giard (October 7, 1898 – July 10, 1956) was an American major league

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pitcher. Born in

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, Giard played two seasons for the

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, chiefly as a starter, before being traded (along with

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Cedric Durst Cedric Montgomery Durst (August 23, 1896 – February 16, 1971) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played between and for the St. Louis Browns (1922–23, 1926), New York Yankees (1927–30) and Boston Red Sox (1930). Liste ...

) for pitcher

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in February 1927; Giard was therefore a member of the 1927 New York Yankees, a team often considered the greatest ever. He pitched 27

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s in 16 games, all in relief, for the Yankees that year, with an ERA of 8.00. Giard died in

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, on July 10, 1956.

References

External links

Joe Giard at Baseball Almanac
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giard, Joe Major League Baseball pitchers New York Yankees players St. Louis Browns players 20th-century American sportsmen Baseball players from Hampshire County, Massachusetts 1898 births 1956 deaths Toledo Mud Hens players Newark Bears (International League) players St. Paul Saints (AA) players San Antonio Indians players Columbus Senators players People from Ware, Massachusetts Spartanburg Pioneers players