Joe Goddard (baseball)
American baseball player (born 1950)
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Joseph Harold Goddard (born July 23, 1950) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher who played with the San Diego Padres in 1972. He played college baseball for the Marshall Thundering Herd.
| Joe Goddard | |
|---|---|
| WVU Tech Gold Bears | |
| Catcher / Coach | |
| Born: July 23, 1950 Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 31, 1972, for the San Diego Padres | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 4, 1972, for the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 12 |
| At bats | 35 |
| Hits | 7 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
After his playing career, Goddard began coaching at Independence High School in West Virginia when the school opened in 1976. In 2022, he was inducted into the West Virginia Sports Coaches Hall of Fame.[1] As of 2026, Goddard is serving as bench coach for the WVU Tech Golden Bears baseball team.[2]
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