Joe Cascarella

Joseph Thomas Cascarella
(Crooning Joe)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10½", Weight 175 lb.
• High School South Philadelphia High School
• Debut April 17, 1934
• Final Game September 28, 1938
• Born June 28, 1907 in Philadelphia, PA USA
• Died May 22, 2002 in Baltimore, MD USA

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Biographical Information

"Crooning Joe" Cascarella was blessed with a fine tenor singing voice and an adequate amount of pitching ability, going 27-48 with a 4.84 ERA while pitching 143 games with four teams in a five-season career spanning 1934 to 1938. In his rookie season, 1934, he was 12-15, 4.68 with an AL-leading 7 relief victories for the Philadelphia Athletics.

He became a popular singer on the radio and in night clubs once he hung up his spikes, later working as the operational vice president of Laurel Race Track.

Related Sites

• Joe Cascarella at the SABR Bio Project