Joseph Strauss (November 16, 1858 – June 24, 1906), was a professional baseball
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
and
outfielder
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to cat ...
in
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
from 1884 to 1886. He played for the
Kansas City Cowboys,
Brooklyn Grays
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ...
, and
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that also played in the American Association (AA) throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891. They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 to 1884, and as ...
.
See also
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List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders
The following is a list of annual leaders in saves in Major League Baseball (MLB), with separate lists for the American League and the National League. The list includes several professional leagues and associations that were never part of MLB.
...
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1858 births
1906 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Cincinnati
19th-century baseball players
Kansas City Cowboys (UA) players
Brooklyn Grays players
Louisville Colonels players
Columbus Stars (baseball) players
Milwaukee Cream Citys players
Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players
Milwaukee Creams players
Omaha Omahogs players
Omaha Lambs players
Sioux City Corn Huskers players
Spokane Bunchgrassers players
Mobile Blackbirds players
Jacksonville Jacks players
Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
Columbus Buckeyes (minor league) players
Columbus Senators players
Grand Rapids Bob-o-links players
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