John_Cassidy_(baseball)

John Cassidy (baseball)

John Cassidy (baseball)

American baseball player (1855–1891)

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    "John Cassidy's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  2. [2]
    "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved 2008-09-08.


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