- Joe Becker (baseball)
Infobox MLB retired
name=Joe Becker
position=Catcher
birthdate=June 25 ,1908
deathdate=death date and age|1998|1|11|1908|6|25
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=May 10
debutyear=1936
debutteam=Cleveland Indians
finaldate=September 14
finalyear=1937
finalteam=Cleveland Indians
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.241
stat2label=HR
stat2value=1
stat3label=R
stat3value=8
teams=
*Cleveland Indians (1936-1937)
highlights=
* Pitching coach of fourNational League champions and threeWorld Series champions during his ten years with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles DodgersJoseph Edward Becker (
June 25 ,1908 —January 11 ,1998 ) was acatcher inMajor League Baseball who played in 40 games for theCleveland Indians in 1936-1937. He was born inSt. Louis, Missouri .After serving in the Navy during
World War II he managed in the minors for several years, including stints with the Toronto Maple Leafs,Jersey City Giants and Charleston Senators. Between 1955 and 1970, he was a pitching coach in theNational League for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers,St. Louis Cardinals andChicago Cubs .A member of the relatively small fraternity of former catchers who excelled as a pitching tutor (including men such as
Ray Berres , Dave Duncan andMike Roarke ), Becker coached for four NL championship Dodger clubs, including the 1955, 1959 and 1963 world champions.Joe Becker died at age 89 in
Sunset Hills, Missouri .External links
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* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Becker Bullpen wiki page]
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