Cashen, J. Frank

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Cashen, J. Frank
Other forms of name
Cashen, Frank
Cashen, John Francis
Date of birth
1925-09-13
Date of death
2014-06-30
Field of activity
Baseball--Management
Occupation
Baseball managers
Sportswriters
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 308228157
Wikidata: Q5485714
Library of congress: n 2014019963
Sources of Information
  • New York times (online), viewed July 1, 2014(in obituary published June 30: Frank Cashen; b. John Francis Cashen, Baltimore; d. Monday [June 30, 2014], Easton, Md., aged 88; sportswriter turned baseball executive who built pennant-winning teams with the Baltimore Orioles and then transformed the Mets from perennial losers to the World Series champions of 1986)
  • Wikipedia, viewed July 1, 2014(under Frank Cashen: John Francis Cashen; b. Sept. 13, 1925, Baltimore; d. June 30, 2014, Easton, Md.)
  • Winning in both leagues, 2014:ECIP t.p. (J. Frank Cashen) galley (Frank Cashen; baseball general manager)
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Wikipedia description:

John Francis "Frank" Cashen (September 13, 1925 – June 30, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball general manager. He was an executive when the Baltimore Orioles won the 1966 World Series and 1970 World Series, while also winning three consecutive AL pennants from 1969 to 1971. Later he became general manager of the New York Mets from 1980 to 1991, and the club won the 1986 World Series during his tenure.

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