Dasher Troy Baseball player

John Joseph "Dasher" Troy (May 8, 1856 – March 30, 1938), was an American professional baseball player from 1877 to 1888. He played five seasons of Major League Baseball, principally as a second baseman, for the Detroit Wolverines (1881–82), Providence Grays (1882), New York Gothams (1883), and the New York Metropolitans (1884-85). He appeared in 292 major league games, 257 of them as a second baseman, and compiled a .243 batting average with 42 doubles, 20 triples, four home runs and 51 runs batted in.After retiring from baseball, Troy operated the beer concession at the Polo Grounds in the 1890s and later opened a café in his old home neighborhood at Tenth Avenue and 39th Street in Manhattan.

Personal facts

Dasher Troy
Alias (AKA)Troy John Joseph
Birth dateMay 08, 1856
Birth place
New York City
Date of deathMarch 30, 1938
Place of death
Ozone Park Queens

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Baseball player

Career startAugust 23, 1881
Career endJuly 09, 1885
batting sideRight
former teams
Detroit Wolverines
New York Metropolitans
position
Second baseman
teams
San Francisco Giants
Detroit Wolverines
Providence Grays
New York Metropolitans
throwing sideRight

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