Jim Joe Edwards

Who was Jim Joe Edwards?

James Corbette Edwards [Little Joe] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for different teams between the 1922 and 1928 seasons. Listed at 6 ft 2 in, 185 lb., Edwards batted right-handed and threw left-handed. He attended Mississippi College.

A native of Banner, Mississippi, Edwards entered the majors in 1922 with the Cleveland Indians, playing for them through the 1925 midseason before joining the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds. His most productive season came in 1923, when he posted career-highs in wins, strikeouts, earned run average and innings pitched.

In a six-season career, Edwards posted a 26–37 record with 211 strikeouts and a 4.37 ERA in 145 appearances, including 59 starts, 23 complete games, six shutouts, four saves, and 584 ⅓ innings of work.

Edwards died in Sarepta, Mississippi, at the age of 70.