Joe Dawson (baseball)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1897–1978)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Joe Dawson

|position=Pitcher

|image=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1897|3|9}}

|birth_place=Bow, Washington

|death_date={{death date and age|1978|1|4|1897|3|9}}

|death_place=Longview, Texas

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 4

|debutyear={{Baseball year|1924}}

|debutteam=Cleveland Indians

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 31

|finalyear={{Baseball year|1929}}

|finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=11–17

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.15

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=62

|teams=

• Cleveland Indians (1924)
• Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–1929)

}}

Ralph Fenton "Joe" Dawson (March 9, 1897 – January 4, 1978) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for four seasons starting at the age of 27. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1924 and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1927 to 1929. He was born in Bow, Washington and grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia.[http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/northshoreoutlook/sports/41450577.html North Shore Outlook - Instant Replay: Claiming Blake Hawksworth]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

His brother, Rex, had a brief stint in the Majors.