Noel Casbier

Noel E. Casbier

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.

• Born ~1917
• Died March 3, 1960 in Mooresville, NC USA

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Biographical Information

Shortstop Noel Casbier played minor league ball from 1939 to 1951, missing the 1942-1945 seasons. He appeared in 16 games in the class B Southeastern League in 1946, the highest he would reach. Casbier was a fine performer in the low minors, hitting over .300 every season except his first and last and peaking at .343. He twice hit 21 homers and drove in 109 runs in 1949.

Casbier was a gunner's mate in the Navy during World War II.

After retiring, Casbier was an insurance agent in Lenoir, NC. He was found shot to death in his car at age 43 of an apparent self-inflicted gun shot wound.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1946	Salem Friends/Lenoir Red Sox	Blue Ridge League		1st	none	none League Champs	replaced Vernon Mackey
1947	Lenoir Red Sox	Blue Ridge League	43-73	4th	none
1948	Mount Airy Graniteers	Blue Ridge League	65-58	4th	none	League Champs
1950	Gastonia Browns	Western Carolina League		8th	none		replaced by Tuck McWilliams July 4-August 7

3/16/60 TSN obituary