Eddie Kasko Notable

b. June 27, 1931 · St. Louis Cardinals 1957–1958, Cincinnati Redlegs 1959, Cincinnati Reds 1960–1963, Houston Colt .45's 1964, Houston Astros 1965, Boston Red Sox 1966

Eddie Kasko played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1957 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1966.

Across 1,077 games he batted .264, with 935 hits and 411 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 146 doubles and 31 stolen bases.

He played 544 games at shortstop, with 1,461 assists and 72 errors. He turned 303 double plays. He also played 426 games at third base.

He was an All-Star in 1961.

He was born in Elizabeth, NJ, USA on June 27, 1931, and died on June 24, 2020. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1961

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1957	STL	134	479	59	131	16	5	1	35	33	53	6	.273
1958	STL	104	259	20	57	8	1	2	22	21	25	1	.220
1959	CIN	118	329	39	93	14	1	2	31	14	38	2	.283
1960	CIN	126	479	56	140	21	1	6	51	46	37	9	.292
1961	CIN	126	469	64	127	22	1	2	27	32	36	4	.271
1962	CIN	134	533	74	148	26	2	4	41	35	44	3	.278
1963	CIN	76	199	25	48	9	0	3	10	21	29	0	.241
1964	HOU	133	448	45	109	16	1	0	22	37	52	4	.243
1965	HOU	68	215	18	53	7	1	1	10	11	20	1	.247
1966	BOS	58	136	11	29	7	0	1	12	15	19	1	.213
Career	—	1077	3546	411	935	146	13	22	261	265	353	31	.264

On this day & linked events

1931

Born June 27, 1931

Elizabeth, NJ, USA

2020

Died June 24, 2020

1957

Major-league debut: Eddie Kasko

Eddie Kasko made a major-league debut on April 18, 1957.

1966

Final major-league game: Eddie Kasko

Eddie Kasko played a final major-league game on September 10, 1966.

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