- Carlos Pascual
Carlos Alberto (Lus) Pascual (born
March 13 ,1931 inHavana, Cuba ) is a formerMajor 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 ofAll-Star pitcherCamilo 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 atGriffith Stadium , 3-1. He lost his second start (September 28), by a score of 4-3 to theBoston Red Sox atFenway Park .His two-game career totals were 2
complete games , 17innings pitched , 12 hits allowed, 3strikeouts , 8bases on balls , a 1-1 record, and a 2.12 ERA.External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pascuca01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Ppascc101.htm Retrosheet]
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