Carlos Pascual
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Carlos Alberto Pascual Lus (13 March 1931 – 12 May 2011) is a former Major League Baseball
pitcher
. The 5'6", 165 lb. right-hander was signed by the Washington Senators
as an amateur free agent before the 1949 season, and he played for the Senators in 1950. Nicknamed "Big Potato" (a corruption of the Spanish slang "patato", meaning short. Pascual is generously listed at 5'6"), he is the older brother of All-Star
pitcher Camilo Pascual
.
Pascual started two games for Washington towards the end of the season. At 19 years of age, he was the third-youngest player to appear in an American League
game in 1950. He won his first start (September 24), defeating the Philadelphia Athletics
at Griffith Stadium
, 3-1. He lost his second start (September 28), by a score of 4-3 to the Boston Red Sox
at Fenway Park
.
His two-game career totals were 2 complete games, 17 innings pitched
, 12 hits
allowed, 3 strikeout
s, 8 bases on balls, a 1-1 record, and a 2.12 ERA
.
He died in Miami, Florida
at the age of 80.
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
Pitcher
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. The 5'6", 165 lb. right-hander was signed by the Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
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as an amateur free agent before the 1949 season, and he played for the Senators in 1950. Nicknamed "Big Potato" (a corruption of the Spanish slang "patato", meaning short. Pascual is generously listed at 5'6"), he is the older brother of All-Star
All-star
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pitcher Camilo Pascual
Camilo Pascual
Camilo Alberto Pascual is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. During an 18-year baseball career , he played for the Washington Senators , the second Washington Senators franchise, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Cleveland Indians...
.
Pascual started two games for Washington towards the end of the season. At 19 years of age, he was the third-youngest player to appear in an American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
game in 1950. He won his first start (September 24), defeating the Philadelphia Athletics
Oakland Athletics
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at Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium
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, 3-1. He lost his second start (September 28), by a score of 4-3 to the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
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at Fenway Park
Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
.
His two-game career totals were 2 complete games, 17 innings pitched
Innings pitched
In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...
, 12 hits
Hit (baseball)
In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
allowed, 3 strikeout
Strikeout
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s, 8 bases on balls, a 1-1 record, and a 2.12 ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
.
He died in Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
at the age of 80.