Today's Birthday: Joe Ginsberg, Jamestown Falcons (1944)

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Former PONY League prospect Joe Ginsberg was born on this date in 1926. He played for the 1944 Jamestown Falcons as a 17 year old rookie.

Ginsberg played in the majors during 13 seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1944, '48, '50-'53), Cleveland Indians (1953-54), Kansas City Athletics (1956), Baltimore Orioles (1956-60), Chicago White Sox (1960-61), Boston Red Sox (1961), and New York Mets (1962).

He died on November 2, 2012, at the age of 86.

Source: Baseball Reference 

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