John Cassidy (baseball)

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John Cassidy

Outfielder
Born: 1855 Brooklyn, New York
Died: July 2, 1891(1891-07-02) (aged 36) Brooklyn, New York
Batted: Right	Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 24, 1875 for the Brooklyn Atlantics
Last MLB appearance
August 12, 1885 for the Brooklyn Grays
Career statistics
Batting average	.246
Home runs	33
Runs batted in	191
Teams
Brooklyn Atlantics (1875) New Haven Elm Citys (1875) Hartford Dark Blues (1876–1877) Chicago White Stockings (1878) Troy Trojans (1880–1882) Providence Grays (1883) Brooklyn Atlantics/Grays (1884–1885)

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 1–20 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

↑ 1.0 1.1 "John Cassidy's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
↑ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved 2008-09-08.

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
John Cassidy's Obit, The Sporting News, July 4, 1891

Persondata
Name	Cassidy, John
Alternative names	Cassidy, John P.
Short description	Major League Baseball player
Date of birth	1855
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
Date of death	July 3, 1891
Place of death	Brooklyn, New York

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