Joe Coscarart

Joe Coscarart
Goudey baseball card – 1936 Series, #08
Infielder
Born: (1909-11-18)November 18, 1909
Escondido, California, U.S.
Died: April 5, 1993(1993-04-05) (aged 83)
Sequim, Washington, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 26, 1935, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1936, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average.241
Home runs3
Runs batted in73
Teams

Joseph Marvin Coscarart (November 18, 1909 – April 5, 1993) was American professional baseball infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Boston Braves/Boston Bees from 1935 to 1936. Coscarart batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Escondido, California. His younger brother, Pete, was an infielder who played with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates (1938–1946).

In a two-season career, Coscarart posted a .241 batting average with three home runs and 73 RBI in 190 games played. In 1936, he set the MLB single-season record for the most times being caught stealing (11) without a successful stolen base.

In 1993, Coscarart died in Sequim, Washington, at the age of 83.

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