John Cassidy (baseball)

John Cassidy
John Cassidy
	Outfielder
	Born: 1855; Brooklyn, New York, United States
	Died: July 3, 1891 (aged 35–36); 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
MLB 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

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

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