1851
Born December 30, 1851
Danvers, MA, USA
Ed Caskin Notable
b. December 30, 1851 · Troy Trojans 1879–1881, New York Gothams 1883–1884, St. Louis Maroons 1885, New York Giants 1886
Ed Caskin played for four clubs across eight seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Troy Trojans in 1879 and closing with the New York Giants in 1886.
Across 482 games he batted .228, with 427 hits and 229 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 50 doubles.
He played 366 games at shortstop, with 1,204 assists and 226 errors. He turned 86 double plays.
He was born in Danvers, MA, USA on December 30, 1851, and died on October 9, 1924. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | TRO | 70 | 304 | 32 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .257 |
| 1880 | TRO | 82 | 333 | 36 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 24 | 0 | .225 |
| 1881 | TRO | 63 | 234 | 33 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 0 | .226 |
| 1883 | NYG | 95 | 383 | 47 | 91 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 0 | .238 |
| 1884 | NYG | 100 | 351 | 49 | 81 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 34 | 55 | 0 | .231 |
| 1885 | SLM | 71 | 262 | 31 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 0 | .179 |
| 1886 | NYG | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 482 | 1871 | 229 | 427 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 163 | 82 | 170 | 0 | .228 |
On this day & linked events
1924
Died October 9, 1924
Image: J Wood, 208 Bowery, N.Y, public domain