Joe Judge

Who was Joe Judge?

Joseph Ignatius Judge was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played nearly his entire career for the Washington Senators. He set American League records for career games, putouts, assists, total chances, double plays and fielding percentage at first base, and 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 end of his career he ranked tenth in AL history in hits and doubles, seventh in games played, eighth in triples and at bats, and ninth in walks.