Cass Michaels Notable

b. March 4, 1926 · Chicago White Sox 1943–1950, 1954, Washington Senators 1950–1952, St. Louis Browns 1952, Philadelphia Athletics 1952–1953

Cass Michaels played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1943 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1954.

Across 1,288 games he batted .262, with 1,142 hits and 508 runs. He finished with 53 home runs, 147 doubles, 566 walks and 64 stolen bases.

He played 800 games at second base, with 2,343 assists and 124 errors. He turned 633 double plays. He also played 240 games at shortstop and 195 games at third base.

He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1949 to 1950.

He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on March 4, 1926, and died on November 12, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1949, 1950
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1949

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1943	CHW	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1944	CHW	27	68	4	12	4	1	0	5	2	5	0	.176
1945	CHW	129	445	47	109	8	5	2	54	37	28	8	.245
1946	CHW	91	291	37	75	8	0	1	22	29	36	9	.258
1947	CHW	110	355	31	97	15	4	3	34	39	28	10	.273
1948	CHW	145	484	47	120	12	6	5	56	69	42	8	.248
1949	CHW	154	561	73	173	27	9	6	83	101	50	5	.308
1950	CHW/WSH	142	526	69	140	14	7	8	66	68	47	2	.266
1951	WSH	138	485	59	125	20	4	4	45	61	41	1	.258
1952	PHA/SLB/WSH	132	452	53	114	16	8	5	50	53	42	4	.252
1953	PHA	117	411	53	103	10	0	12	42	51	56	7	.251
1954	CHW	101	282	35	74	13	2	7	44	56	31	10	.262
Career	—	1288	4367	508	1142	147	46	53	501	566	406	64	.262

On this day & linked events

1926

Born March 4, 1926

Detroit, MI, USA

1982

Died November 12, 1982

1943

Major-league debut: Cass Michaels

Cass Michaels made a major-league debut on August 19, 1943.

1954

Final major-league game: Cass Michaels

Cass Michaels played a final major-league game on August 27, 1954.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain