Major league baseball player 1980-1985. Position player for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox.
Cause of death: car accident
∼Major League Baseball Player. He was 21 years old when he had his major league debut on September 6, 1980 with the St. Louis Cardinals. After a brief stint with the Cardinals he signed on with the Chicago White Sox. Here he played the positions of first base and outfielder. He was also an occasional pinch hitter. His career came to an end when he was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 27.∼Joseph DeSa (July 27, 1959 – December 20, 1986) was a Major League Baseball first baseman.
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1977 MLB amateur draft, DeSa made his Major League Baseball debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on September 6, 1980, and appeared in his final game on October 3, 1985 for the Chicago White Sox.
DeSa died in an automobile accident in the early morning hours of December 20, 1986 in Cayey, Puerto Rico. At the time of his death, he was playing in the Puerto Rico Professional Baseball League for the Ponce Lions.
Cause of death: car accident
∼Major League Baseball Player. He was 21 years old when he had his major league debut on September 6, 1980 with the St. Louis Cardinals. After a brief stint with the Cardinals he signed on with the Chicago White Sox. Here he played the positions of first base and outfielder. He was also an occasional pinch hitter. His career came to an end when he was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 27.∼Joseph DeSa (July 27, 1959 – December 20, 1986) was a Major League Baseball first baseman.
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1977 MLB amateur draft, DeSa made his Major League Baseball debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on September 6, 1980, and appeared in his final game on October 3, 1985 for the Chicago White Sox.
DeSa died in an automobile accident in the early morning hours of December 20, 1986 in Cayey, Puerto Rico. At the time of his death, he was playing in the Puerto Rico Professional Baseball League for the Ponce Lions.
Major league baseball player 1980-1985. Position player for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox.
Cause of death: car accident
∼Major League Baseball Player. He was 21 years old when he had his major league debut on September 6, 1980 with the St. Louis Cardinals. After a brief stint with the Cardinals he signed on with the Chicago White Sox. Here he played the positions of first base and outfielder. He was also an occasional pinch hitter. His career came to an end when he was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 27.∼Joseph DeSa (July 27, 1959 – December 20, 1986) was a Major League Baseball first baseman.
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1977 MLB amateur draft, DeSa made his Major League Baseball debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on September 6, 1980, and appeared in his final game on October 3, 1985 for the Chicago White Sox.
DeSa died in an automobile accident in the early morning hours of December 20, 1986 in Cayey, Puerto Rico. At the time of his death, he was playing in the Puerto Rico Professional Baseball League for the Ponce Lions.
Cause of death: car accident
∼Major League Baseball Player. He was 21 years old when he had his major league debut on September 6, 1980 with the St. Louis Cardinals. After a brief stint with the Cardinals he signed on with the Chicago White Sox. Here he played the positions of first base and outfielder. He was also an occasional pinch hitter. His career came to an end when he was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 27.∼Joseph DeSa (July 27, 1959 – December 20, 1986) was a Major League Baseball first baseman.
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1977 MLB amateur draft, DeSa made his Major League Baseball debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on September 6, 1980, and appeared in his final game on October 3, 1985 for the Chicago White Sox.
DeSa died in an automobile accident in the early morning hours of December 20, 1986 in Cayey, Puerto Rico. At the time of his death, he was playing in the Puerto Rico Professional Baseball League for the Ponce Lions.
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