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Joseph Peter Albanese (b. June 26, 1933 in Manhattan, NYC – d. June 17, 2000 in Manhattan, NYC) was an American professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned eight seasons, including a part of one in Major League Baseball with the Washington Senators (1958). He started his professional baseball career that season with the Class-B Roanoke Ro-Sox in the Red Sox organization. He also played for the Ro_Sox in 1952.
Joe split the 1953 season between the Class-B Greensboro Patriots and the Class-A Albany Senators. With the Patriots, He did not play during the 1954 season for unknown reasons. In 1955, Albanese resumed his playing career and was assigned to the Class-B Greensboro Patriots. He went 10–10 that season with a 3.45 earned run average (ERA) in 38 games, 24 starts.
In January 1956, the Boston Red Sox added Albanese to the major league roster. While attending spring training with the Red Sox that season, he separated his shoulder after and filing to catch a fly ball.
During the 1956 season, he was assigned to the Class-A Albany Senators, and in 1957, he attended spring training with the Red Sox for the second time in his career. He was again assigned to Class-A Albany that season and also began the 1958 season in the Red Sox organization with the Class-B Raleigh Capitals and the Class-A Allentown
On July 11, 1958, the Boston Red Sox traded Albanese and pitcher Jack Spring to the Washington Senators in exchange for pitcher Bud Byerly and a player to be named later. The player who was sent to Boston ended up being Spring, meaning in essence he was traded for himself.
Joe finally made his Major League Baseball debut on July 18, 1958 against the Chicago White Sox, pitching one inning, giving-up no runs and striking out one. In the majors that season, Albanese was involved in no decisions with a 4.50 ERA and six strikeouts in six games, all in relief. During his final season in professional baseball, 1959, Albanese played for the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts in the Senators organization.
After his playing career was over, Albanese resided in Colonia, New Jersey and was a licensed architect who owned his own company in New Brunswick, NJ, doing design work on industrial buildings and restaurants. He died on June 17, 2000 in New York City and was buried at St. George Cemetery in Neptune City, New Jersey.
(excerpted from Baseball Almanac, BR Bullpen & Wikipedia)
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What was Joe ablannes wife name and stepdaughters. Is one name Clara.
Sorry Pastor, I do not have this information.
I’m Joe’s granddaughter his ex wife my grandma is Dorothy… he remarried Yvonne and Yvonne had 2 kids prior one was clare ….. Joe’s biological children are oldest to youngest aunt Joanne aunt laurie then my mother Christie then aunt Nancy then aunt jenn
Please let me know if you need any info yes Angela was Yvonne other daughter clare had red hair angela brown 😍
Clare and Angela were step children his bio children are 5 girls my mom is one…. I’ll start with oldest to youngest… JoAnne, Lori, christine (my mom), Nancy, then Jennifer… his first wife (my gram) is dorothy albanese she never remarried… I’d be god to provide any information…. his second wife Yvonne had 2 children prior to my grandpa that’s clare not Clara and Angela 😉
Joe and Yvonne albanese were friends of mine. I seen where he passed away in 2000. Is Yvonne still alive. I knew a daughter named Clara and Angela but I do not remember their. last name. Angela was married to a priest at one time I don’t know if she still is.
If you have additional information, I will be glad to add it to the site…
Reach out please I can give you all the information you need … we used to get fan mail when we lived in the house in colonia NJ …. he lived in east Brunswick…. hes buried in Neptune
From what I know Yvonne might have passed but I have not spoken to her in a while although she reached out to my mom after his passing for how she treated us during everytime…. I wish her well I guess…
The biography’s that I’ve seen say that Joe Peter Albanese went to Bellarmine College Orep in San Jose, CA – I think that this is incorrect + he is being confused with Joe J. Albanese (who was a left-handed pitcher born in 1918 and DID GO to Bellarmine College Prep – graduating in 1936). San Jose Joe J. Albanese never played in the big leagues.
One website has a picture of San Jose Joe J. Albanese “as the picture for” Joe P. Albanese and in that picture you can see a left-handed pitcher wearing a Spreckels Jersey (which was a baseball team from Manteca, CA. ). Any assistance in locating Joe P. Albanese’s ACTUAL high school would be helpful. Thanks for any assistance you can provide. – Gary C.
It did seem odd that he was born, and died in NYC, but went to a California HS, especially in that era. Anyone who can provide further details – please do. In the meantime I am removing questionable info as Gary pointed out.
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Yes he is being confused with another Joe p albanese … lol I seen that also, and there’s a few pics that are definitely not my grandpa joe albanese my grandpa was an architect after baseball and he did not attend college in California
All.i can say is he died in New Jersey he was born in ny I believe the bronx not sure I’d have to ask my mom… I am his granddaughter over spent so much time with him and miss him so much that I searched him and trying to answer everyone’s questions lol
Please let me know if you need any info yes Angela was Yvonne other daughter clare had red hair angela brown 😍
I can give you all information…. His first wife dorothy albanese (she is still alive) had 5 girls together one being my mom, JoAnne, Lori, Christie, nancy Jennifer. He Re remarried Yvonne when my mom was maybe 12, Yvonne had 2 children Clare and Angela…. I remember they were very nice… Yvonne not so much lol…. After baseball he became an amazing architect… he had lost contact with 4 of his daughters except for Christie he helped raise Christie’s 2 daughters me being one… he taught me how to play softball … he took great care of his grandchildren… he was a hilarious person I can replay all his jokes in my head lol… he passed when I was in 8th grade in 2000…. when I was little he played a huge role as a father figure since mine passed…. I was at his house when that call came….. he was the best grandpa… and a great person….. no he did not study in California… and he was a republican !