About Joe Hassler
Lived 1905 – 1971 (aged 66). Joe Hassler was an American baseball player.
Joseph Frederick Hassler (April 7, 1905 – September 4, 1971) was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns.
Hassler was a pitcher as a schoolboy and only began playing the infield when he joined a semi-pro team in his native Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1923. He was playing for a minor league team in Blytheville, Arkansas in 1926 when the league folded and he was picked up by the Athletics, who farmed him out to minor league teams for the remainder of that year and the following year.
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Who was Joe Hassler?
American baseball player
When was Joe Hassler born?
Joe Hassler was born on 7 April 1905 in Fort Smith.
When did Joe Hassler die?
Joe Hassler died on 4 September 1971 in Duncan.
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Joe Hassler was a baseball player.
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Joe Hassler was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joe Hassler. https://biography.guide/joe-hassler/
MLA: "Joe Hassler." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/joe-hassler/.
Chicago: "Joe Hassler." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/joe-hassler/.
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