Dan Casey
[edit] Biography
Born on November 20, 1862 in Binghamton, New York, Dan Casey (Daniel Maurice Casey) played for the Wilmington Quicksteps, Detroit Wolverines, Philadelphia Phillies and [[]] over the course of his 7 year career. Casey broke into the bigs on August 18, 1884 with the Wilmington Quicksteps, and put up a 3.29 ERA in 104 innings pitched in 1885, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dan Casey's best season was 1886, when he posted a 2.41 ERA, won 24 games and struck out 193 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1884
| WIL
| U
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.00
| 10
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 23
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| DET
| N
| 12
| 12
| 4
| 8
| 3.29
| 79
| 61
| 38
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 104
| 105
| 1
| 35
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1886
| PHI
| N
| 44
| 44
| 24
| 18
| 2.41
| 193
| 169
| 99
| 39
| 4
| 0
| 369
| 326
| 8
| 104
| 0
| 25
| 0
|
| 1887
| PHI
| N
| 45
| 45
| 28
| 13
| 2.86
| 119
| 199
| 124
| 43
| 4
| 0
| 390.1
| 377
| 15
| 115
| 0
| 16
| 14
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| 33
| 33
| 14
| 18
| 3.15
| 108
| 156
| 100
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 285.2
| 298
| 6
| 48
| 0
| 9
| 5
|
| 1889
| PHI
| N
| 20
| 20
| 6
| 10
| 3.77
| 65
| 92
| 64
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 152.2
| 170
| 4
| 72
| 0
| 7
| 8
|
| 1890
| SYR
| a
| 45
| 42
| 19
| 22
| 4.14
| 169
| 249
| 166
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 360.2
| 365
| 8
| 165
| 0
| 12
| 13
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.00
| 10
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 23
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 154
| 154
| 76
| 67
| 2.94
| 564
| 677
| 425
| 140
| 12
| 0
| 1301.2
| 1276
| 34
| 374
| 0
| 59
| 27
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 45
| 42
| 19
| 22
| 4.14
| 169
| 249
| 166
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 360.2
| 365
| 8
| 165
| 0
| 12
| 13
|
| Total
|
|
| 201
| 198
| 96
| 90
| 3.18
| 743
| 943
| 593
| 182
| 14
| 0
| 1680.1
| 1664
| 42
| 543
| 0
| 71
| 40
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1884
| WIL
| U
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| DET
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1886
| PHI
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 70
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| 1886
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1887
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1887
| PHI
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 66
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .894
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 66
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .894
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1889
| PHI
| N
| P
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 32
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .860
|
| 1890
| SYR
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1890
| SYR
| a
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 78
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .877
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 201
| 0
| 0
| 67
| 339
| 47
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .896
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1884
| WIL
| U
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| DET
| N
| 12
| 43
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .116
| .136
| .163
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| PHI
| N
| 44
| 151
| 11
| 23
| 0
| 9
| .152
| .200
| .192
| 4
| 1
| 9
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| PHI
| N
| 45
| 164
| 22
| 27
| 1
| 17
| .165
| .194
| .201
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| 33
| 118
| 11
| 18
| 0
| 5
| .153
| .174
| .186
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| PHI
| N
| 20
| 68
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 8
| .221
| .221
| .250
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| SYR
| a
| 46
| 160
| 11
| 26
| 0
| 11
| .162
| .198
| .219
| 5
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 154
| 544
| 52
| 88
| 1
| 40
| .162
| .190
| .199
| 11
| 3
| 19
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 46
| 160
| 11
| 26
| 0
| 11
| .162
| .198
| .219
| 5
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 202
| 710
| 63
| 115
| 1
| 51
| .162
| .192
| .203
| 16
| 5
| 25
| 112
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Indianapolis (Western) to Detroit Wolverines with Chub Collins, Jim Donnelly, Jim Keenan, Larry McKeon, Gene Moriarity, Sam Crane, Deacon McGuire and Sam Thompson for $4000 (only $2000 paid due to dispute) (June 15, 1885).
- Granted to league by Detroit Wolverines with Deacon McGuire, Mox McQuery, Stump Wiedman and George Wood (November 19, 1885).
- Obtained from league by Philadelphia Phillies with Jack Farrell, Deacon McGuire and George Wood (@January, 1886).
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