Joe Cascarella
| Joe Cascarella | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 28, 1907 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Died: May 22, 2002 (aged 94) Baltimore, Maryland | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 17, 1934, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 1938, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 27–48 |
| Earned run average | 4.84 |
| Strikeouts | 192 |
| Teams | |
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Joseph Thomas Cascarella (June 28, 1907 – May 22, 2002) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with four different teams between 1934 and 1938. Listed at 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m), 175 lb (79 kg), Cascarella batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Philadelphia.
Cascarella filled various pitching roles, as a starter, or coming out from the bullpen as a middle-reliever or a closer. He reached the majors in 1934 with the Philadelphia Athletics, spending one and a half year with them before moving to the Boston Red Sox (1935–1936), Washington Senators (1936–1937), and Cincinnati Reds (1937–1938). In his rookie year he collected a career-high 12 wins, including seven in relief to lead the American League. He also was selected to an All-Star team which toured Japan after the season, but he never won more than nine games during a regular season.
In a five-season career, Cascarella posted a 27–48 record with 192 strikeouts and a 4.84 ERA in 143 appearances, including 54 starts, 20 complete games, three shutouts, 58 games finished, eight saves, and 5401⁄3 innings pitched.
Known as "Crooning Joe" for his fine tenor voice, Cascarella later became a popular singer on radio shows and in night clubs.[1] He also worked as operational vice president of Laurel Race Track.[1]
Cascarella died in Baltimore, Maryland at age 94.
At the time of his death, Cascarella was the last surviving member of the 1934 U.S. All-Star touring team, which included Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig Jimmy Foxx, Earl Averill, Charlie Gehringer and Lefty Gomez. It was also the trip that allowed Moe Berg to get atop a Japanese hospital and make the film that would be used in planning the Doolittle Raid after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.[citation needed]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Joe Cascarella at the SABR Baseball Biography Project, by Bill Nowlin, Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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