Joe Durham

Joe was born in 1931 in Newport News, Virgina.
1944-48 Huntington High School – Newport News, Virginia
1948-50 Shaw University – Raleigh, North Carolina
1952 Negro League – Chicago American Giants
1953 Piedmont League – York, Pennsylvania
1954 Texas League “AA” – San Antonio, Texas
1954 Baltimore Orioles
1954-56 U.S. Military Army
1955 Batting & Homerun Champ – Camp Gordon, Georgia
1956 Batting & Homerun Champ – Western Conference – Germany
1957 Texas League – San Antonio, Texas
1957-58 Baltimore Orioles
1959 St. Louis Cardinals
1960 Pacific Coast League – Vancouver, B.C.
1961-64 International League – Rochester, N.Y.
1967-89 Batting practice pitcher – Baltimore Orioles
1990-96 Minor League Coach – Baltimore Orioles
1997-Present Instructor at the The B.A.T.T. Academy

Joe currently resides in Randallstown, MD with his wife of 50 years, 2 Sons and Daughter.