| John Cahill | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 30, 1865 San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| Died: October 31, 1901 (aged 36) Pleasanton, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 31, 1884, for the Columbus Buckeyes | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 9, 1887, for the Indianapolis Hoosiers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .205 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 58 |
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John Patrick Parnell "Patsy" Cahill (April 4, 1865 – October 31, 1901) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. In addition to playing the outfield, Cahill played third base and shortstop and pitched 10 games.
There is speculation that Cahill was the inspiration for Ernest Lawrence Thayer's poem "Casey at the Bat" after Thayer reportedly saw Cahill play in Stockton, California.[1][2][3]
- ^ Casey at bat? He was a fraud! Archived March 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine sportingnews.com
- ^ In the Clubhouse with "Casey" mlb.com
- ^ Baseball Digest May 1960