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'''Carlos Ascanio''' (1918–1998) was a [[Baseball|baseball player]] for the [[New York Black Yankees]] of the [[Negro league baseball|Negro Leagues]].<ref name="baseball-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/nlb/player.cgi?id=ascani000car|title=Carlos Ascanio Negro League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com|work=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> He played first base<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EIAFHM-lVeYC&lpg=PA167&pg=PA167#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Black Baseball Out of Season: Pay for Play Outside of the Negro Leagues|last=McNeil|first=William|date=2007|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786429011|language=en}}</ref> and was nicknamed "The Earthquake" due to his powerful swing. Ascanio was the only [[Venezuela]]n to play in the Negro Leagues, which he joined in 1946 after meeting a pitcher in Cuba, who helped him get a spot in the leagues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1696&dat=19980301&id=IfIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3kcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6830,113943&hl=en|title=Daily News - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=2018-08-19}}</ref> After retiring in 1961, he spent a number of years running a sporting goods store in the Venezuelan capital city, [[Caracas]]. When [[Petroleum industry|petroleum]] prices began dropping rapidly in the 1980s, the former baseball player was forced to close his business. Then, in February of 1998, Carlos Ascanio passed away due to complications from [[anemia]] and, ultimately, [[respiratory failure]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://apnews.com/0893a7dd3ec416f958467c4a85be59b9|title=Venezuelan Ex-Negro Leaguer Dies|work=AP News|access-date=2018-08-19|language=en-US}}</ref> |
'''Carlos Ascanio''' (1918–1998) was a [[Baseball|baseball player]] for the [[New York Black Yankees]] of the [[Negro league baseball|Negro Leagues]].<ref name="baseball-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/nlb/player.cgi?id=ascani000car|title=Carlos Ascanio Negro League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com|work=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> He played first base<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EIAFHM-lVeYC&lpg=PA167&pg=PA167#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Black Baseball Out of Season: Pay for Play Outside of the Negro Leagues|last=McNeil|first=William|date=2007|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786429011|language=en}}</ref> and was nicknamed "The Earthquake" due to his powerful swing. Ascanio was the only [[Venezuela]]n to play in the Negro Leagues, which he joined in 1946 after meeting a pitcher in Cuba, who helped him get a spot in the leagues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1696&dat=19980301&id=IfIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3kcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6830,113943&hl=en|title=Daily News - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=2018-08-19}}</ref> After retiring in 1961, he spent a number of years running a sporting goods store in the Venezuelan capital city, [[Caracas]]. When [[Petroleum industry|petroleum]] prices began dropping rapidly in the 1980s, the former baseball player was forced to close his business. Then, in February of 1998, Carlos Ascanio passed away due to complications from [[anemia]] and, ultimately, [[respiratory failure]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://apnews.com/0893a7dd3ec416f958467c4a85be59b9|title=Venezuelan Ex-Negro Leaguer Dies|work=AP News|access-date=2018-08-19|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Carlos Ascanio | |
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| Born | April 4, 1918 |
| Died | February 27, 1998 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Other names | Earthquake |
| Occupation | Baseball player |
Carlos Ascanio (1918–1998) was a baseball player for the New York Black Yankees of the Negro Leagues.[1] He played first base[2] and was nicknamed "The Earthquake" due to his powerful swing. Ascanio was the only Venezuelan to play in the Negro Leagues, which he joined in 1946 after meeting a pitcher in Cuba, who helped him get a spot in the leagues.[3] After retiring in 1961, he spent a number of years running a sporting goods store in the Venezuelan capital city, Caracas. When petroleum prices began dropping rapidly in the 1980s, the former baseball player was forced to close his business. Then, in February of 1998, Carlos Ascanio passed away due to complications from anemia and, ultimately, respiratory failure.[4]
Career statistics
Negro Leagues
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
Death
On February 9, 1998, Carlos Ascanio was found "destitute and starving" on a sidewalk in downtown Caracas, where he had been living with his wife in a rundown boarding home. The two people that had found him immediately transported Ascanio to the nearest emergency room, where he was diagnosed with severe anemia caused by years of malnutrition.[4]
Just three weeks later, on February 27, Ascanio was pronounced dead due to respiratory failure.
References
- ^ "Carlos Ascanio Negro League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ McNeil, William (2007). Black Baseball Out of Season: Pay for Play Outside of the Negro Leagues. McFarland. ISBN 9780786429011.
- ^ "Daily News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
- ^ a b "Venezuelan Ex-Negro Leaguer Dies". AP News. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
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