Joe Judge

Judge, who batted and threw left-handed, was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and grew up on New York\'s Upper East Side near 66th Street and 1st Avenue on what is now the site of Rockefeller University. He was noticed as a 12-year-old shortstop by a local postman, Bud Hannah, who bought him a first baseman\'s glove so that he could play at a more natural position. After playing semipro ball in the New York area and having a tryout with the New York Giants in 1911, he signed with the Boston Red Sox in 1914. He hit over .300 as a minor leaguer before his contract was sold to the Senators in 1915, and broke into the major leagues with 12 games late that season. Right fielder Sam Rice, who would be his teammate for the next 18 years, made his debut a month earlier.\n', '

In the early years of his career, Judge was slowed by the dead ball, and by playing his home games in Griffith Stadium,…