Born:(1931-06-27)June 27, 1931 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: June 24, 2020(2020-06-24) (aged 88) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1957, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 10, 1966, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average
.264
Home runs
22
Runs batted in
261
Managerial record
345–295
Winning %
.539
Teams
As player
St. Louis Cardinals (1957–1958)
Cincinnati Reds (1959–1963)
Houston Colt .45s / Astros (1964–1965)
Boston Red Sox (1966)
As manager
Boston Red Sox (1970–1973)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1961, 1961²)
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
Edward Michael Kasko (June 27, 1931 – June 24, 2020) was an American infielder, manager, scout and front office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB).[1]
Kasko was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and raised in nearby Linden. He graduated from Linden High School in 1949.[2]
^Eddie Kasko, former Red Sox player, manager and executive, dies at 88
^Nowlin, Bill. Eddie Kasko, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed September 4, 2019. "Eddie was born at a hospital in Elizabeth, New Jersey on June 27, 1931, but was raised from birth in Linden, New Jersey, and it was from Linden High School that he graduated in 1949."
Michael Kasko (June 27, 1931 – June 24, 2020) was an American infielder, manager, scout and front office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB). Kasko was...
"Eddie Popowski Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021. "EddieKasko Managerial...
11-minute game featured only two hits by the Reds, a first-inning single by EddieKasko and another in the fifth by Wally Post. The only other Reds baserunner...
Orioles. The team was managed by EddieKasko until he was reassigned at the end of September; third-base coach Eddie Popowski managed the team in their...
Byrnes John Claiborne George J. Digby Billy Evans David Howard Bill James EddieKasko Edward F. Kenney, Sr. Bill Lajoie Neil Mahoney Johnny Murphy Herb Pennock...
served out a season as acting manager, relieving Williams in 1969, and EddieKasko in 1973, the latter for only one game. Popowski won six of the ten major...
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end. The Reds began the season with Freese at third base, sure-handed EddieKasko moved from third (where he played in 1960) to shortstop and long-time...
Lee Everett Scott Frank Sullivan Mo Vaughn Class of 2010: Tommy Harper EddieKasko Jimmy Piersall John Valentin Don Zimmer Class of 2012: Marty Barrett...
double plays (37). He was shifted to center field in 1957 to allow rookie EddieKasko to break in at third, and led all NL outfielders in fielding percentage...
came up with EddieKasko, who had managed the Red Sox Triple-A farm team, the Louisville Colonels, to a second-place finish in 1969. Kasko had been a major...
Freese, Bob Friend, Jim Gilliam, Ray Herbert, Billy Hoeft, Joey Jay, EddieKasko, Marty Keough, Héctor López, Jerry Lynch, Frank Malzone, Félix Mantilla...
in the AL East, Williams was fired on September 23, 1969 and replaced by Eddie Popowski for the last nine games of the season. After spending 1970 as the...
(1964–1966) Pete Runnels (1966) Dick Williams (1967–1969) Eddie Popowski (1969) EddieKasko (1970–1973) Eddie Popowski (1973) Darrell Johnson (1974–1976) Don Zimmer...
Fame, by virtue of prior induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame: Eddie Collins (front office) Jimmy Collins Joe Cronin Bobby Doerr Rick Ferrell...
Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives (1977–1980). EddieKasko, 88, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds,...
Level Team League Manager AAA Toronto Maple Leafs International League EddieKasko AA Pittsfield Red Sox Eastern League Billy Gardner A Winston-Salem Red...
sophomore Leo Cárdenas was set to replace veteran EddieKasko at shortstop, putting the versatile Kasko in a "super-sub" role. That all changed in spring...
different teams over eight seasons. His career began when he succeeded EddieKasko following the conclusion of the Red Sox's 1973 campaign on September...
2 Nellie Fox 52,4 Jim Gentile 35 Chuck Harrison 19 Sonny Jackson 11 EddieKasko 15 Bob Lillis 25 Jim Mahoney 18 Joe Morgan 31 Frank Thomas 16 Mike White...
pitching coach for the 1970 season, on the staff of first-year manager EddieKasko. He later worked as a special assignment instructor in the Red Sox minor...
Anderson Ed Bouchee Don Cardwell Chuck Essegian Turk Farrell Pancho Herrera EddieKasko Tommy Lasorda Steve Ridzik Jack Sanford Carl Sawatski Barney Schultz...
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