Carlos Pascual, 80; Pitched (two games) for 1950 Washington Senators (brother of Camilo)
Bill Schenley
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<Translated> FROM: The Cuban New Herald ~
By Marino Martinez Peraza
Carlos Pascual, known in the baseball world as "Patato,''died on Thursday
morning after a long illness that was complicated with pneumonia. He was 80
years old.
Patato was born on March 13, 1930, at the Virgen del Camino, in Luyano, La
Habana, Cuba.
From a young age was interested in playing baseball as a third baseman and
shortstop. Despite being a good hitter and have skills as an infielder, he
had great power as a pitcher, said Luyano Canyon.
He debuted in the Cuban professional baseball at age 20 in the 1950-51
season with the Lions of Havana, led by Miguel Angel Gonzalez, the team that
won the tournament with the likes of Alejandro Crespo, Gilberto Torres,
Pedro "Perico''Formental, Edmundo Amorós, Julio Moreno, Adrian Zabala and
American pitchers Hoyt Wilhelm and Bill Ayers.
The right-hander remained with the Lions until the 1954-55 season, then went
to the Scorpions of Almendares where he played for two seasons.
He finished his career in the Cuban Winter League with a record of 14 wins,
five losses and 2.28 ERA in 216 innings. His best year was in 1952-53 when
he finished unbeaten with five wins and 3.06 ERA.
"Carlos was a pitcher with a tremendous speed, he threw harder than his
brother Camilo who was a baseball star in the majors with the Washington
Senators,''said Hector Maestri, former Cuban pitcher of Cienfuegos Elephants
.
He also participated in two Caribbean Series with the Lions in 1951 in
Caracas, Venezuela, and in 1953 in Havana, both tournaments won by the
Santurce Crabbers, champions of Puerto Rico.
In the Caribbean Series, Carlos appeared in five games with one win and two
defeats, and an ERA of 2.91.
He played in the minor leagues with the Havana Cubans in the Florida
International League and the Cuban Sugar Kings, a Triple A team, between
1951 and 1955, ending with a record of 29 wins and 25 defeats. In 1951, he
won 12 and lost eight with a 3.33 ERA, the second best pitcher of the Cubans
during this season.
His tenure was brief in the majors. He appeared in the 1950 season with the
Washington Senators of the American League where he earned a win, a loss and
and a ERA of 2.12.
After retiring at the end of the season in Cuba in 1960, Carlos left the
island and went on to lead professional teams and guide new generations into
the secrets of this sport.
He was a manager in professional baseball in Venezuela with the Navegantes
del Magallanes, and one of the 10 championships won by this team throughout
its history was under his direction, in the 1969-70 season. In January 1970
Caribbean Series held in Licey, Dominican Republic, he won the Caribbean
Classic.
In Miami he founded the Academy of Carlos "Patato''Pascual, an institution
that for more than three decades taught children and youths to play
baseball.
Carlos Pascual is survived by his wife, Xiomara Pascual, his sons John and
Charles, several grandchildren and his younger brother, former major league
pitcher Camilo Pascual.
His remains will be displayed from today at 6 pm at Memorial Funeral Plan,
located in Coral Way and 90 Avenue.
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MLB stats:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pascuca01.shtml
Thanks to Rod Nelson from SABR for locating this obit.
nixi...@earthlink.net
> Former Cuban baseball player dies Carlos "Patato" Pascual'
>
>
At 5' 6" he was/is very short for a pitcher.
Also despite being 5 inches taller, one of younger brother Camilo's
nicknames was "Little Patato"
roderi...@gmail.com
birth, the date shown on BB-REF & Retrosheet has been confirmed to be
accurate with the funeral home. The moniker "Patato" means "Small" in
Cuban argot, it has nothing to do with "potato". Also, it's been
pointed out a family member that Camilo was his half-brother.
RN
On May 24, 2:24 pm, "Bill Schenley" <stray...@neo.rr.com> wrote:
> Former Cuban baseball player dies Carlos "Patato" Pascual'
> Photo:http://tinyurl.com/3p6jnax
>
> <Translated> FROM: The Cuban New Herald ~ By Marino Martinez Peraza
>
> Carlos Pascual, known in the baseball world as "Patato,''died on Thursday morning after a long illness that was complicated with pneumonia. He was 80 years old.
>
> Patato was born on March 13, 1930, at the Virgen del Camino, in Luyano, La Habana, Cuba.