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John Cahill

John Cahill Notable

b. April 30, 1865 · Columbus Buckeyes 1884, St. Louis Maroons 1886, Indianapolis Hoosiers 1887

John Cahill played for three clubs across four seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Columbus Buckeyes in 1884 and closing with the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1887.

Across 252 games he batted .205, with 192 hits and 93 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 24 doubles and 50 stolen bases. He went 2 and 2 with a 8.64 earned run average, pitching 50 innings in 10 games. He struck out 8.

He played 236 games in the outfield, with 312 putouts and 64 errors.

He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on April 30, 1865, and died on October 31, 1901. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1884 COL 592102846 330 0600 .219
1886 SLM 1254634392 1761 3297916 .199
1887 IND 682632254 430 269534 .205
Career 25293693192 24121 58248450 .205

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1884 COL 1021 016.015 9415.06
1886 SLM 1020 012.011 4323.00
1887 IND 0261 022.040 3519514.32
Career 22102 050.066 48268 8.64

On this day & linked events

1865

Born April 30, 1865

San Francisco, CA, USA

1901

Died October 31, 1901

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