Joe Dunn (baseball)
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Joseph Edward Dunn is a former professional baseball player who played catcher
for the Brooklyn Superbas
during the 1908 & 1909 baseball seasons.
He became a minor league baseball manager after his playing career ended, winning league championships in 1919, 1920 and 1930.
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
for the Brooklyn Superbas
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
during the 1908 & 1909 baseball seasons.
He became a minor league baseball manager after his playing career ended, winning league championships in 1919, 1920 and 1930.
Minor league managing career
- Dallas Giants (1915)
- Springfield Reapers (1916–1917)
- Bloomington BloomersBloomington BloomersThe Bloomington Bloomers were an Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League team based in Bloomington, Illinois that existed on-and-off from 1903 to 1939. In 1935, they were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals, and in 1939 they were affiliated with the Milwaukee Brewers...
(1919–1921) - Denver Bears (1922)
- Birmingham BaronsBirmingham BaronsThe Birmingham Barons are a minor league baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox major-league club....
(1922) - Evansville Little Evas (1924)
- Evansville Pocketeers (1925)
- Elmira ColonelsElmira ColonelsThe Elmira Colonels were an American basketball team based in Elmira, New York that was a member of the American Basketball League. It is, to date, the only major league sports team to have ever resided in the Southern Tier....
(1926–1927) - Springfield Buckeyes (1928)
- Springfield Dunnmen (1929)
- Springfield Blue Sox (1930)
- Bloomington Cubs (1931)