Joe Hassler Explained

Joe Hassler
Position:Shortstop
Birth Date:7 April 1905
Birth Place:Fort Smith, Arkansas
Death Place:Duncan, Oklahoma
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 26
Debutyear:1928
Debutteam:Philadelphia Athletics
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 16
Finalyear:1930
Finalteam:St. Louis Browns
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.239
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:4
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Joseph Frederick Hassler (April 7, 1905 – September 4, 1971) was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns.

Hassler was a pitcher as a schoolboy and only began playing the infield when he joined a semi-pro team in his native Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1923. He was playing for a minor league team in Blytheville, Arkansas in 1926 when the league folded and he was picked up by the Athletics, who farmed him out to minor league teams for the remainder of that year and the following year.[1]

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  1. News: Joe Hassler Looks Good at Shortstop . 4 February 2024 . . 19 March 1928 . 8.