Cascarella, Joe
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Birthname | Joseph Antonio Cascarella | ||||
born on | 28 June 1907 at 05:30 (= 05:30 AM ) | ||||
Place | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 39n57, 75w10 | ||||
Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played with the Philadelphia Athletics (1934–1935), Boston Red Sox (1935–1936), Washington Senators (1936–1937) and Cincinnati Reds (1937–1938). Listed at 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m), 175 lb (79 kg), Cascarella batted and threw right-handed.
Known as "Crooning Joe" for his fine tenor voice, Cascarella later became a popular singer on radio shows and in night clubs. He also worked as operational vice president of Laurel Race Track.
Cascarella died on 22 May 2002 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.
Relationships
- associate relationship with DeShong, Jimmie (born 30 November 1909). Notes: Washington Senators teammates, 1936-1937
- associate relationship with Myers, Billy (born 14 August 1910). Notes: Cincinnati Reds teammates, 1937-1938
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate.
Categories
- Traits : Body : Handedness (Batted: Right, Threw: Right)
- Traits : Body : Size (Height: 5 ft 10.5 in/ 1.79 m)
- Traits : Body : Voice/Speech (Tenor singer)
- Traits : Body : Weight (175 lb/ 79 kg)
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 94)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Night Club/ Vaudeville (Night club singer)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Radio/ D.J./ Announcer (Radio show singer)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc.
- Vocation : Sports : Baseball (Pitcher)
- Vocation : Sports Business : Other Sports Business
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession (MLB player, 1934-1938)
- 1907 births
- Birthday 28 June
- Birthplace Philadelphia, PA (US)
- Sun 5 Cancer
- Moon 11 Aquarius
- Asc 16 Cancer
- 2002 deaths
- Traits : Body : Handedness
- Traits : Body : Size
- Traits : Body : Voice/Speech
- Traits : Body : Weight
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
- Vocation : Entertainment : Night Club/ Vaudeville
- Vocation : Entertainment : Radio/ D.J./ Announcer
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc.
- Vocation : Sports : Baseball
- Vocation : Sports Business : Other Sports Business
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession