Mickey Casey
Appearance
Mickey Casey | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Newport News, Virginia | May 5, 1905|
Died: January 1968 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1930, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1942, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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William Cofer Casey (May 5, 1905 – January 1968), nicknamed "Mickey", was an American Negro league catcher between 1930 and 1942.
A native of Newport News, Virginia, Casey attended Johnson C. Smith University. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1930 with the Brooklyn Royal Giants and Baltimore Black Sox. Casey went on to play for several teams, including a six-year stretch with the Philadelphia Stars. He finished his career in 1942 with the Baltimore Elite Giants.[1][2] Casey died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1968 at age 62.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mickey Casey". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Mickey Casey". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1905 births
- 1968 deaths
- Baltimore Black Sox players
- Baltimore Elite Giants players
- Brooklyn Royal Giants players
- New York Cubans players
- Newark Eagles players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Pittsburgh Crawfords players
- Washington Black Senators players
- Baseball catchers
- Baseball players from Newport News, Virginia
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Negro league baseball catcher stubs