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Joe Cassidy (baseball)

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Joe Cassidy
Shortstop
Born: (1883-02-08)February 8, 1883
Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: March 25, 1906(1906-03-25) (aged 23)
Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1904, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
October 7, 1905, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average.228
Home runs2
Runs batted in76
Teams

Joseph Phillip Cassidy (February 8, 1883 – March 25, 1906) was an American Major League Baseball player from Chester, Pennsylvania who mainly played shortstop for the Washington Senators from 1904 to 1905. He is the only player in American League history to record 19 triples in a rookie season. [1] He was an alumnus of Villanova University.[2]

Cassidy died in his hometown at age 23, from complications of malaria,[3] and is interred at Immaculate Heart Cemetery.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Joe Cassidy's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  2. ^ "Jow Cassidy's career statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  3. ^ "Joe Cassidy". sabr.org. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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