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Jack Cassel

Jack Cassel, American baseball player

Born
August 8, 1980
Age in 2026
46
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1980

About Jack Cassel

Joseph "Jack" Buren Cassel II is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and Houston Astros. He retired from professional baseball in 2010 after suffering a career-ending shoulder injury. Cassel returned to Fort Wayne for the 2001 season, making 25 appearances (23 starts) in which he compiled a 4-14 record and 5.54 ERA with 89 strikeouts across 128+1⁄3 innings pitched. Cassel split the 2002 campaign between Fort Wayne and the High—A Lake Elsinore Storm, posting a combined 5-2 record and 2.77 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 89+2⁄3 innings pitched across 50 appearances out of the bullpen. He returned to Lake Elsinore for the 2003 season, registering a 5-4 record and 3.59 ERA with 52 strikeouts and three saves in 72+2⁄3 innings pitched across 64 games. In 2003, Cassel was awarded the Lake Elsinore Storm Pitcher of the Year award.

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Jack Cassel timeline

  1. Cassel returned to Fort Wayne for the 2001 season, making 25 appearances (23 starts) in which he compiled a 4-14 record and 5.54 ERA with 89 strikeouts across 128+1⁄3 innings pitched.
  2. Cassel split the 2002 campaign between Fort Wayne and the High—A Lake Elsinore Storm, posting a combined 5-2 record and 2.77 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 89+2⁄3 innings pitched across 50 appearances out of the bullpen.
  3. He returned to Lake Elsinore for the 2003 season, registering a 5-4 record and 3.59 ERA with 52 strikeouts and three saves in 72+2⁄3 innings pitched across 64 games.
  4. In 2003, Cassel was awarded the Lake Elsinore Storm Pitcher of the Year award.

The world when Jack Cassel was born

Jack Cassel was born in 1980. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1980

  • #1 song"Call Me" – Blondie
  • Top movieOrdinary People
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Name of the Rose – Umberto Eco

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMiracle on Ice — US hockey team beats the Soviets at Lake Placid
  • Top headlineJohn Lennon assassinated outside his New York apartment
  • Technology milestoneCNN launches as first 24-hour news channel
  • Defining fadRubik's Cube
  • Notable inventionPost-it Notes (officially released)
  • World population4.44 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Phillies (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population227.2M

1980 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jack Cassel's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19802026
Gas$1.19$3.45/gal
Average home$68,700$435,000
Average income$21,023$67,500
Minimum wage$3.10$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population227.2M341 million

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