Joe O'Rourke
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| Joe O'Rourke | |
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| Pinch hitter | |
| Born: October 28, 1904 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: June 27, 1990 (aged 85) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 19, 1929, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 5, 1929, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 3 |
| At bats | 3 |
| Hits | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Joseph Leo O'Rourke Jr. (October 28, 1904 – June 27, 1990) was an American pinch hitter in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1929.[1] O'Rourke was the son of Phillies' scout Patsy O'Rourke and went to spring training with the Phillies in 1929 as a second baseman who could also play shortstop and third base.[2] He would play second base for the Phillies in a September 1931 exhibition game against the Athletics.[3]
O'Rourke's playing career was limited due to a broken jaw. He became a scout in 1936 and would work for the Chicago White, Philadelphia Athletics,[4] Kansas City Athletics, and Washington Senators before his retirement in 1967. O'Rourke ran O'Rourke's Shortstop Cafe in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood from 1982 until his death in 1990. He remained a life long baseball fan who followed the Phillies closely in retirement although he was reported not to have been a fan of the team's Veterans Stadium due to its large size.[5]