Joseph F. Farrell (1857–April 17, 1893) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1880 to 1888.

He played four seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a third baseman, for the Detroit Wolverines of the National League from 1882 to 1884 and for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association in 1886.

[1] Farrell also played four seasons of minor league baseball.

[2] After a long illness,[3] Farrell died in Brooklyn on April 17, 1893, at age 36.

[1] On April 26, 1893, a baseball game was played at Brooklyn's Eastern Park between the Brooklyn Superbas and an old-timers team to raise money for Farrell's mother.