Cass Michaels

Cass Michaels
Michaels circa 1953
Second baseman
Born: March 4, 1926
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died: November 12, 1982(1982-11-12) (aged 56)
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 19, 1943, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
August 27, 1954, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.262
Home runs53
Runs batted in501
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Teams
Career highlights and awards

Cass Michaels (Casimir Eugene Kwietniewski; March 4, 1926 – November 12, 1982) was a Major League Baseball infielder. He joined the Chicago White Sox at just seventeen years old, and played twelve seasons in the majors until a beanball ended his career at just 28 years old.[1]

  1. ^ "Cass Michaels Collapses During Workout at Tampa". Rome News-Tribune. March 3, 1955.