Joseph Edward Collins (born Joseph Edward Kollonige; December 3, 1922 – August 30, 1989) was an American Major League Baseball player born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

On September 25, 1948 he began his major league career playing for the New York Yankees.

[2] Collins hit 86 regular-season home runs, but more importantly, four in the World Series with powerful Yankee teams.

In 908 games over 10 seasons, Collins posted a .256 batting average (596-for-2329) with 404 runs, 79 doubles, 24 triples, 86 home runs, 329 RBI, 338 bases on balls, .350 on-base percentage and .421 slugging percentage.

He finished his career with a .990 fielding percentage primarily as a first baseman but also played at all three outfield positions.