Sean Casey Notable

b. July 2, 1974 · Cleveland Indians 1997, Cincinnati Reds 1998–2005, Pittsburgh Pirates 2006, Detroit Tigers 2006–2007, Boston Red Sox 2008

Sean Casey played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1997 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 2008. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1998 to 2005.

He collected 1,531 hits over 1,405 games, batting .302 with 735 runs batted in. He finished with 130 home runs, 322 doubles and 18 stolen bases.

He played 1,313 games at first base, with 10,875 putouts and 53 errors. He turned 947 double plays.

He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1999 and 2004.

He was born in Willingboro, NJ, USA on July 2, 1974. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1999, 2001, 2004
Hutch Award	1	1999
This Year in Baseball Oddity of the Year	1	2006

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1997	CLE	6	10	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	.200
1998	CIN	96	302	44	82	21	1	7	52	43	45	1	.272
1999	CIN	151	594	103	197	42	3	25	99	61	88	0	.332
2000	CIN	133	480	69	151	33	2	20	85	52	80	1	.315
2001	CIN	145	533	69	165	40	0	13	89	43	63	3	.310
2002	CIN	120	425	56	111	25	0	6	42	43	47	2	.261
2003	CIN	147	573	71	167	19	3	14	80	51	58	4	.291
2004	CIN	146	571	101	185	44	2	24	99	46	36	2	.324
2005	CIN	137	529	75	165	32	0	9	58	48	48	2	.312
2006	DET/PIT	112	397	47	108	22	0	8	59	33	43	0	.272
2007	DET	143	453	40	134	30	1	4	54	39	42	2	.296
2008	BOS	69	199	14	64	14	0	0	17	17	25	1	.322
Career	—	1405	5066	690	1531	322	12	130	735	477	577	18	.302

On this day & linked events

1974

Born July 2, 1974

Willingboro, NJ, USA

1997

Major-league debut: Sean Casey

Sean Casey made a major-league debut on September 12, 1997.

2008

Final major-league game: Sean Casey

Sean Casey played a final major-league game on September 28, 2008.

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