Joe Judge

Joseph Ignatius Judge (May 25, 1894 – March 11, 1963) was an American professional baseball player and coach who played first base in Major League Baseball from 1915 through 1934. He spent most of his career with the Washington Senators, with whom he won a World Series championship in 1924.

Judge, who batted and threw left-handed, was born in Brooklyn, New York, to parents from Ireland and grew up on New York's Upper East Side near 66th Street and 1st Avenue, on what is now the site of Rockefeller University. As a 12-year-old shortstop he was noticed by a local postman, Bud Hannah.

A standout defensive first baseman, Judge set American League records for career games (2,056), putouts (19,021), assists (1,284), total chances (20,444), double plays (1,476), and fielding percentage (.993) at first base, and he led the AL in fielding average five times, then a record. He also batted over .300 nine times and hit .385 in the 1924 World Series as the Senators won their only championship.

At the time of his retirement in 1934, Judge ranked tenth in AL history in hits (2,328) and doubles (431), seventh in games played (2,129), eighth in triples (158) and at bats (7,786), and ninth in walks (958).