Gene Connell, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Gene Connell

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 10-May-1906

Date of Death: 31-Aug-1937

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Eugene Joseph Connell (May 10, 1906 – August 31, 1937) was a professional baseball player in 1931 for the Philadelphia Phillies.
He played six games as a catcher, having 12 at-bats and 3 hits, and scoring 1 run.
He never made an error behind the plate.
He was the younger brother of major leaguer Joe Connell.Connell was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he lettered in basketball and baseball, graduating in 1928.
From 1927 to 1930, he played summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL).
He played catcher for the CCBL's Falmouth town team from 1927 to 1929, clobbering home runs in three consecutive games in 1928, and helping the team to the league pennant in 1929.
He returned to the league in 1930 to play for that season's pennant-winning Wareham team.
An all-league CCBL selection at catcher, it was reported that Connell "has all the requirements for a big league catcher and is at all times a steady, dependable player who has a pleasing personality to add to his ability as a ball player."Connell died in an automobile accident in Waverly, New York at the age of 31.