Frank Cashen

John Francis Cashen

• School Loyola College in Maryland, University of Maryland
• High School Mount Saint Joseph College

• Born 1922 in Baltimore, MD USA
• Died June 30, 2014 in Easton, MD USA

Biographical Information

After a career as a sports writer, Frank Cashen was General Manager of the Baltimore Orioles from 1971 to 1975 after serving as president of the club from 1966 to 1971. He was the assistant GM of the Orioles from 1976 to 1978 then was GM of the New York Mets for a decade, from 1980 to 1990. He also served as interim General Manager of the Mets briefly in 1991.

Cashen wrote and published his autobiography in 2014, then died a couple of months later.

Preceded by Harry Dalton

Baltimore Orioles General Manager 1972-1975

Succeeded by Hank Peters

Preceded by Joe McDonald

New York Mets General Manager 1980-1990

Succeeded by Gerry Hunsicker

Further Reading

• J. Frank Cashen: Winning in Both Leagues: Reflections from Baseball’s Front Office, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2014. ISBN 978-0-8032-4965-3¸

Related Sites

• Frabk cashen at the SABR Bio Project
• Obituary