David Joseph Callahan (July 20, 1888 – October 28, 1969) was a
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
outfielder
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to cat ...
who played for two seasons. He played for the
Cleveland Naps
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive ...
from 1910 to 1911.
Career
Callahan made his debut for the Naps around the same time as a young
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Joseph Jefferson Jackson (July 16, 1887 – December 5, 1951), nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American outfielder who played Major League Baseball (MLB) in the early 1900s. Although his .356 career batting average is the fourth highest ...
. Cleveland's manager,
Jimmy McAleer
James Robert "Loafer" McAleer (July 10, 1864April 29, 1931) was an American center fielder, manager, and stockholder in Major League Baseball who assisted in establishing the American League.
He spent most of his 13-season playing career with t ...
, seemed more hopeful about Callahan's prospects, saying that Callahan was the best outfielder to arrive in Cleveland in a decade. Callahan spent two years with the team, but he played in only 19 games before leaving the major leagues in 1911.
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1888 births
1969 deaths
Cleveland Naps players
Major League Baseball outfielders
Kewanee Boilermakers players
Springfield Senators players
Eau Claire Commissioners players
Toledo Mud Hens players
New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
Atlanta Crackers players
Nashville Vols players
Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
Scranton Miners players
Galveston Pirates players
Dallas Giants players
Dallas Marines players
Shreveport Gassers players
Bloomington Bloomers players
Peoria Tractors players
Danville Veterans players
Baseball players from Illinois
People from Seneca, Illinois
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