Joe Giannini
Joseph Francis Giannini was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at, 155 lb., Giannini batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A native of Drytown, California, he was signed by Boston out of the University of San Francisco.
Giannini was a major leaguer whose career, statistically speaking, was only slightly different from that of Eddie Gaedel or Moonlight Graham. He appeared in one game and hit a double in two at-bats for a.500 average, without runs or RBI. As a fielder, he collected two assists and committed two errors for a.909 fielding percentage.
Giannini died in San Francisco, California, at age 54.
