Joe Albanese
Joseph Peter Albanese (June 26, 1933 – June 17, 2000) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned eight seasons, including a part of one in Major League Baseball with the Washington Senators (1958). Albanese was a pitcher. Over his major league career, he was in involved in no decisions with a 4.50 earned run average (ERA) and three strikeouts in six games, all in relief. He also played in the minor leagues with the Class-B Roanoke Ro-Sox (1951–1952), the Class-B Greensboro Patriots (1953, 1955), the Class-A Albany Senators (1953, 1956–1957), the Class-B Raleigh Capitals (1958), the Class-A Allentown Red Sox (1958) and the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts (1959). While in the minors, Albanese compiled a record of 45–62 within 213 games. Albanese batted and threw right-handed. Professional career Boston Red Sox Albanese attended Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California before being signed by the Boston Red Sox in 1951. He started his professional baseball career that season with the Class-B Roanoke Ro-Sox in the Red Sox organization. That season, Albanese went 3–7 with a 5.10 earned run average (ERA) in 21 games, 10 starts. He continued playing with the Ro-Sox in 1952. On the season, Albanese went 13–10