John Cahill Baseball player

John Patrick Parnell "Patsy" Cahill (April 4, 1865 – October 31, 1901) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. In addition to playing the outfield, Cahill also played third base, shortstop and he also 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.

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John Cahill
Birth dateApril 30, 1865
Date of deathOctober 31, 1901

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Baseball player

Career startMay 31, 1884
Career endAugust 09, 1887
batting sideRight
former teams
Columbus Buckeyes (AA)
St. Louis Maroons / Indianapolis Hoosiers
position
Outfielder
teams
Columbus Buckeyes (AA)
St. Louis Maroons / Indianapolis Hoosiers
throwing sideRight

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