1907
Born June 28, 1907
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Joe Cascarella Notable
b. June 28, 1907 · Philadelphia Athletics 1934–1935, Boston Red Sox 1935–1936, Washington Senators 1936–1937, Cincinnati Reds 1937–1938
Joe Cascarella played for four clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1934 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1938.
He went 27 and 48 with a 4.84 earned run average, pitching 540.7 innings in 143 games. He struck out 192, completed 20 of his 54 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 143 games he batted .121, with 20 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on June 28, 1907, and died on May 22, 2002. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | PHA | 42 | 64 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .094 |
| 1935 | BOS/PHA | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .100 |
| 1936 | BOS/WSH | 32 | 53 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .132 |
| 1937 | CIN/WSH | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .150 |
| 1938 | CIN | 33 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 143 | 165 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 0 | .121 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | PHA | 12 | 15 | 42 | 22 | 1 | 194.1 | 214 | 101 | 104 | 71 | 4.68 |
| 1935 | BOS/PHA | 1 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 49.1 | 54 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 5.84 |
| 1936 | BOS/WSH | 9 | 10 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 160.0 | 174 | 79 | 63 | 41 | 4.44 |
| 1937 | CIN/WSH | 1 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 76.0 | 94 | 48 | 45 | 26 | 5.68 |
| 1938 | CIN | 4 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 61.0 | 66 | 31 | 22 | 30 | 4.57 |
| Career | — | 27 | 48 | 143 | 54 | 8 | 540.2 | 602 | 291 | 267 | 192 | 4.84 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Died May 22, 2002
Image: George Burke, public domain