Joseph John Daly (September 21, 1868 – March 21, 1943) was a
Major League Baseball
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outfielder
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and
catcher
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. He played for the
Philadelphia Athletics of the
American Association American Association may refer to:
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* American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997
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in , their last year of existence. He later played in one game for the 1891
Cleveland Spiders
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and one game for the 1892
Boston Beaneaters.
His brother,
Tom Daly, also played professional baseball.
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Major League Baseball outfielders
Major League Baseball catchers
19th-century baseball players
Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players
Cleveland Spiders players
Boston Beaneaters players
Baseball players from Philadelphia
1868 births
1943 deaths
Columbia Senators players
People from Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Baseball players from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania