A spot starter and reliever, Sullivan was 6-6 as a rookie for the 1935 pennant-winning
Tigers. He left baseball during WWII for a defense job in the Puget Sound naval shipyard.
(JK)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»May 10, 1936: Joe Sullivan, Detroit pitcher, weakens after 12 innings of scoreless relief and Cleveland edges Detroit 9–7. Sullivan takes over for Elden Auker in the 2nd and is splendid before losing in the 15th. Tribe second baseman Roy Hughes makes a ML record 14 putouts in the game (as noted by Trent McCotter and Lyle Spatz).