Joseph Stanley "Fireman" Beggs (November 4, 1910 – July 19, 1983) was a professional baseball player. He attended Geneva College before he entered MLB. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of nine seasons (1938, 1940–1944, 1946–1948) with the New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. For his career, he compiled a 48–35 record in 238 appearances, most as a relief pitcher, with a 2.96 earned run average and 178 strikeouts. Beggs was a member of the 1940 World Series champion Reds team that defeated the Detroit Tigers in seven games. He made one appearance, pitching one inning in Game 3.\n', '

From 1944 to 1945 Beggs career was interrupted while he served in World War II.\n', '

As a hitter, Beggs batted .167 (33-for-198) with 14 runs, 3 doubles and 11 RBI. He was good defensively, compiling a .991 fielding percentage with only 2 errors in 220 total chances.\n', '

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