Charles Stanceu (January 9, 1916 to April 3, 1969), was a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 pitcher

Pitcher

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 of Romanian

Romanians

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 descent, who played in and with the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 and the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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. He batted and threw right-handed.

Career

Growing up in Canton, Ohio

Canton, Ohio

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 Stanceu, played minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

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 beginning in 1934 and ending in 1949. Perhaps his best success was with the 1940 Kansas City Blues

Kansas City Blues (American Association)

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 for which he went 15-8. After his major league days he pitched three seasons for Columbus.

Stanceu was member of the 1941 Yankees team

1941 New York Yankees season

The New York Yankees season was the 39th season for the team in New York, and its 41st season overall. The team finished with a record of 101-54, winning their 12th pennant, finishing 17 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games at...

 who won the 1941 World Series

1941 World Series

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. He appeared in 22 games for the 1941 Yankees team, which won 101 games as well as the 1941 World Series.

During World War II

World War II

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, he was in the Army. He came back in 1946 to pitch some more for the 1946 Yankees as well as for the 1946 Phillies. After three games in 1946 with the Yankees, he was selected off waivers by the Phillies and pitched in 14 more games for them in that season.

External links

• Charley Stanceu The Baseball Biography Project