{{Short description|American baseball player (1874–1957)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Joe Connor | image = | caption = | position = Catcher | birth_date = {{birth date|1874|12|8}} | birth_place = Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1957|11|8|1874|12|8}} | death_place = Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. | bats = Right | throws = Right |debutleague = MLB | debutdate = September 9 | debutyear = 1895 | debutteam = St. Louis Browns |finalleague = MLB | finaldate = October 7 | finalyear = 1905 | finalteam = New York Highlanders |statleague = MLB | stat1label = Hits | stat1value = 54 | stat2label = Batting average | stat2value = .199 | stat3label = Home runs | stat3value = 1 | teams = * St. Louis Browns ({{baseball year|1895}}) * Boston Beaneaters ({{baseball year|1900}}) * Milwaukee Brewers ({{baseball year|1901}}) * Cleveland Blues ({{baseball year|1901}}) * New York Highlanders ({{baseball year|1905}}) }}

'''Joseph Francis Connor''' (December 8, 1874 &ndash; November 8, 1957) was an American right-handed Major League Baseball catcher. A native of Waterbury, Connecticut, he played for four seasons in Major League Baseball, including stints with the St. Louis Browns in {{baseball year|1895}}, the Boston Beaneaters in {{baseball year|1900}}, the Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Blues in {{baseball year|1901}}, and the New York Highlanders in {{baseball year|1905}}.<ref name=br>{{cite web|url=http://baseball-reference.com/c/connojo03.shtml|title=Joe Connor Statistics|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=2008-08-10}}</ref>

==Major league career== Joe Connor made his major league debut with the St. Louis Browns at Robison Field on September 9, 1895, and spent the 1895 season playing alongside his brother, Roger Connor.<ref name=br/> At the end his rookie season, Connor didn't play major league baseball again for five years, when he was released from the St. Louis Browns in 1900.<ref name=br/> Before the 1901 season, Connor played for the Boston Beaneaters. Connor also played for the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1901 season. On July 22, 1901, Connor was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.<ref name=br/> Only four days later, on July 26, he signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Blues.<ref name=br/> In 1905, he played his last season of major league baseball. In September 1905, the Cleveland Blues loaned Connor to the New York Highlanders.<ref name=br/> Conner played his final Major League Baseball game on October 7, 1905.<ref name=br/>

==After retirement== Joe Connor died on November 8, 1957, in Waterbury, Connecticut. His brother, Roger Connor,<ref name=brothers>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/family/fam1.shtml|title=Brothers in baseball|publisher=www.baseball-almanac.com|accessdate=2008-08-13}}</ref> also played major league baseball, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in {{baseball year|1976}}.<ref name=halloffame>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=112589 |publisher=www.baseballhalloffame.org |title=The National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum &mdash; Roger Conners |accessdate=2008-08-13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214102832/http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=112589 |archivedate=2008-02-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Combinations of major league brothers have only happened about 350 times.<ref name=brothers/> His brother was called the 19th century's home run king,<ref name=halloffame/> and he was the first Major League Baseball player to hit an over-the-wall home run at the Polo Grounds baseball stadium.<ref name=halloffame/>

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==External links== {{Baseballstats | br=c/connojo03 | fangraphs=1002531 |brm=connor002jos}} *[https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=connojo03 Baseball Almanac]

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