Joe Mathes
| Joe Mathes | |
|---|---|
| Second Baseman | |
| Born: July 28, 1891 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| Died: December 21, 1978 (aged 87) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 19, 1912, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 9, 1916, for the Boston Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .273 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Joseph John Mathes (July 28, 1891 – December 21, 1978) was an American professional baseball player, manager, and longtime scout. He is perhaps best known as the former chief scout and farm system director of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball, for whom he worked across six decades and signed players such as Hall-of-Fame second baseman Red Schoendienst.