Senators release Joe Judge 

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On January 27 , 1933 — After 18 seasons the Washington Senators first baseman Joe Judge is released . Judge was a staple for the franchise for 18 seasons, with a career BA of .299, 1034 RBI’s, 1184 runs scored, and a war of 47.9.

Judge finished his career playing two seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Red Sox. On the Dodgers, 36-year-old Lefty O’Doul was a teammate, as was Hack Wilson. On the Red Sox in 1934, 40-year-old Joe Judge and 40-year-old Herb Pennock closed out their careers in the same season.

The similarity scores method shows a a few modern players very similar to him: Keith Hernandez and Mark Grace.

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