John Cassidy (baseball)
Appearance
John Cassidy | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: 1855 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
Died: July 3, 1891 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | (aged 35–36)|
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 24, 1875, for the Brooklyn Atlantics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 12, 1885, for the Brooklyn Grays | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .246 |
Home runs | 5 |
Runs batted in | 191 |
Teams | |
John P. Cassidy (1855 – July 3, 1891) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1875 to 1885. He was a pitcher in his first season, 1875, with the Brooklyn Atlantics but went 1–21 that season and was moved to the outfield the following year.[1]
Cassidy died at the age of 36 in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York of dropsy,[2] and is interred at Flatbush Cemetery.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "John Cassidy's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
- ^ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- John Cassidy's Obit, The Sporting News, July 4, 1891
Categories:
- 1855 births
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- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball pitchers
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- Brooklyn Atlantics players
- New Haven Elm Citys players
- Hartford Dark Blues players
- Chicago White Stockings players
- Troy Trojans (NL) players
- Providence Grays players
- Brooklyn Atlantics (AA) players
- Brooklyn Grays players
- Baseball players from Brooklyn
- Deaths from edema
- Springfield (minor league baseball) players
- American baseball outfielder, 1850s birth stubs