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Ed Caskin

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Ed Caskin
Caskin in 1883
Shortstop
Born: (1851-12-30)December 30, 1851
Danvers, Massachusetts
Died: October 9, 1924(1924-10-09) (aged 72)
Danvers, Massachusetts
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 1, 1879, for the Troy Trojans
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1886, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.228
Home runs2
Runs batted in163
Teams

Edward James Caskin (December 30, 1851 – October 9, 1924), born in Danvers, Massachusetts, was a baseball shortstop for the Troy Trojans (1879–1881), New York Gothams/Giants (1883–1884 and 1886) and St. Louis Maroons (1885).

In 7 seasons he played in 482 games and had 1,871 at bats, 229 runs, 427 hits, 50 doubles, 10 triples, 2 home runs, 163 RBI, 82 walks, .228 batting average, .261 on-base percentage, .269 slugging percentage and 503 total bases.

Caskin died in his hometown of Danvers at the age of 72.

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