Dan Casey Notable

b. November 20, 1862 · Wilmington Quicksteps 1884, Detroit Wolverines 1885, Philadelphia Quakers 1886–1889, Syracuse Stars 1890

Dan Casey played for four clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Wilmington Quicksteps in 1884 and closing with the Syracuse Stars in 1890.

He went 96 and 90 with a 3.18 earned run average, pitching 1,680 innings in 201 games. He struck out 743, completed 182 of his 198 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 202 games he batted .162, with 115 hits and 63 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 16 doubles and 6 stolen bases.

He led the league in shutouts once, in 1887, with 4.

He was born in Binghamton, NY, USA on November 20, 1862, and died on February 8, 1943. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1884	WIL	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
1885	DTN	12	43	3	5	0	1	0	1	1	11	0	.116
1886	PHI	44	151	11	23	4	1	0	9	9	41	0	.152
1887	PHI	45	164	22	27	3	0	1	17	6	20	1	.165
1888	PHI	33	118	11	18	2	1	0	5	3	28	2	.153
1889	PHI	20	68	5	15	2	0	0	8	0	12	0	.221
1890	SYR	46	160	11	26	5	2	0	11	6	0	3	.163
Career	—	202	710	63	115	16	5	1	51	25	112	6	.162

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1884	WIL	1	1	2	2	18.0	23	2	4	10	1.00
1885	DTN	4	8	12	12	104.0	105	38	35	79	3.29
1886	PHI	24	18	44	44	369.0	326	99	104	193	2.41
1887	PHI	28	13	45	45	390.1	377	124	115	119	2.86
1888	PHI	14	18	33	33	285.2	298	100	48	108	3.15
1889	PHI	6	10	20	20	152.2	170	64	72	65	3.77
1890	SYR	19	22	45	42	360.2	365	166	165	169	4.14
Career	—	96	90	201	198	1680.1	1664	593	543	743	3.18

On this day & linked events

1862

Born November 20, 1862

Binghamton, NY, USA

1943

Died February 8, 1943

Image: Gray, Boston, Mass, public domain