- John Cassidy (baseball)
Infobox MLB retired
name=John Cassidy
position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Left
birthdate= 1855
city-state|Brooklyn|New York
deathdate=death date and age|1891|7|2|1857|0|0
city-state|Brooklyn|New York
debutdate=April 24
debutyear= by|1875
debutteam=Brooklyn Atlantics
finaldate=August 12
finalyear= by|1885
finalteam= Brooklyn Grays
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.246
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=33
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=191
teams=
*Brooklyn Atlantics (by|1875)
*New Haven Elm Citys (by|1875)
*Hartford Dark Blues (by|1876–by|1877)
* Chicago White Stockings (by|1878)
* Troy Trojans (by|1880–by|1882)
*Providence Grays (by|1883)
* Brooklyn Atlantics/Grays (by|1884–by|1885)
highlights=John P. Cassidy (1855 –
July 3 1891 ) was an Americanoutfielder inMajor League Baseball from by|1875 to by|1885. He was apitcher in his first season, 1875, with theBrooklyn Atlantics but went 1-20 that season and was moved to the outfield the following year.cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pcassj103.htm|title=John Cassidy's career statistics|publisher=retrosheet.org|accessdate=2008-09-08]Cassidy died at the age of 34 in his hometown of
Brooklyn ,New York ofdropsy cite web|url=http://www.thedeadballera.com/tooyoung.html|title=Too Young To Die|publisher=thedeadballera.com|accessdate=2008-09-08] , and is interred at Flatbush Cemetery.References
External links
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* John Cassidy's [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Cassidy.John.Obit.html Obit] , The Sporting News, July 4th, 1891Persondata
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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