Edward James Caskin (December 30, 1851 – October 9, 1924), born in

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, was a baseball

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(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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