Joe Heving

{{Short description|American baseball player (1900–1970)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name=Joe Heving

| image = Joe Heving cleveland.jpg

| position=Pitcher

| bats=Right

| throws=Right

| birth_date=September 2, 1900

| birth_place=Covington, Kentucky, U.S.

| death_date={{death date and age|1970|4|11|1900|9|2}}

| death_place=Covington, Kentucky, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate=April 29

| debutyear=1930

| debutteam=New York Giants

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate=August 5

| finalyear=1945

| finalteam=Boston Braves

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label=Win–loss record

| stat1value=76–48

| stat3label=Strikeouts

| stat3value=429

| stat2label=Earned run average

| stat2value=3.90

| stat4label=Saves

| stat4value=63

| teams=

• New York Giants ({{Baseball year|1930}}–{{Baseball year|1931}})
• Chicago White Sox ({{Baseball year|1933}}–{{Baseball year|1934}})
• Cleveland Indians ({{Baseball year|1937}}–{{Baseball year|1938}})
• Boston Red Sox ({{Baseball year|1938}}–{{Baseball year|1940}})
• Cleveland Indians ({{Baseball year|1941}}–{{Baseball year|1944}})
• Boston Braves ({{Baseball year|1945}})

}}

Joseph William Heving (September 2, 1900 – April 11, 1970) was an American professional baseball player. Heving played as a pitcher for the New York Giants, Chicago White Sox (1933–34), Cleveland Indians (1937–38 and 1941–44), Boston Red Sox (1938–40) and Boston Braves (1945).

In 1944, Heving led all American League pitchers in appearances with 63, despite being the only grandfather playing in the major leagues.{{cite web|last=Bierne|first=Rev. Gerald E|title=The Ballplayers - Joe Heving 1900|url=https://baseballbiography.com/joe-heving-1900|accessdate=December 23, 2006}} Heving was the oldest player in the American League from 1942 to 1944.

Heving was the brother of catcher Johnnie Heving. He was born and died in Covington, Kentucky.

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