Joe Albanese

Joseph Peter Albanese

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 215 lb.
• School New Jersey Institute of Technology
• High School Bellarmine College Preparatory
• Debut July 18, 1958
• Final Game September 9, 1958
• Born June 26, 1933 in New York, NY USA
• Died June 17, 2000 in New York, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Joe Albanese signed as a free agent before the 1951 season with the Boston Red Sox. He spent several seasons pitching in the minors with minimal success, going 45-62 with a 4.13 ERA. His best season was with the 1952 Roanoke Ro-Sox, finishing 13-10 in 43 games and 180 innings with a 3.40 ERA. On July 11, 1958, the Red Sox sent Joe to the Washington Senators to complete an earlier deal from June 24th, where the Red Sox had dealt Jack Spring for Bud Byerly. Ironically, Spring was returned to the Red Sox that day. Albanese made it to the majors one week later, appearing in six games in relief for the Senators with no decisions before an injury to his pitching arm cut short his career. He wore number 27.

Albanese, who graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, was a licensed architect who owned his own company in New Brunswick, NJ, doing design work on industrial buildings and restaurants. He died June 17, 2000, at age 66 in New York City.

Sources

Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Third Edition
baseball-reference.com
SABR MILB Database:page