James K. Egan (1858 – September 26, 1884), nicknamed "Troy Terrier", was an American Major League Baseball player from New Haven, Connecticut who played one season as a pitcher and

center fielder A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball and softball fielding position between left field and right field. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the c ...

for the Troy Trojans of the National League in . He played in a total of 30 games that season, 18 as an outfielder, and 12 as a pitcher. Egan died in his hometown at the age of 26 of

brain fever Brain fever describes a medical condition where a part of the brain becomes inflamed and causes symptoms that present as fever. The terminology is dated and is encountered most often in Victorian literature, where it typically describes a potential ...

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Baseball players from New Haven, Connecticut Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball center fielders 19th-century baseball players Troy Trojans players 1858 births 1884 deaths Brooklyn Grays (Interstate Association) players {{US-baseball-outfielder-1850s-stub