Joe Oeschger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoe Oeschger
American baseball player
Date of Birth: 24-May-1892
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 28-Jul-1986
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Joe Oeschger
- Joseph Carl Oeschger (May 24, 1892 – July 28, 1986) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played 12 seasons from 1914 to 1925.
- After starting his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Oeschger was traded to the New York Giants.
- He was soon traded to the Boston Braves, where he pitched his best seasons. Oeschger is best known for holding the MLB record for the most innings pitched in a single game (26).
- In 1920, both Oeschger and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Robins pitched 26 innings for their respective teams in a game that was eventually called a tie due to darkness.He played out the rest of his career for the New York Giants before retiring in San Francisco.
- Never appearing in a World Series over his career he had 83 wins and 116 defeats.
- In San Francisco he was a teacher for the San Francisco Board of Education for 27 years.
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