Michael Joseph Kahoe (September 3, 1873 – May 14, 1949) was a
catcher
Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...
in
Major League Baseball
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. Kahoe was one of the first catchers to wear shin guards.
Kahoe was born on September 3, 1873 in
Yellow Springs, Ohio
Yellow Springs is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,697 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Antioch College.
History
The area of the village had long b ...
, and made his Major League Baseball debut on September 22, 1895 with the
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...
.
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Major League Baseball catchers
Cincinnati Reds players
Chicago Orphans players
Chicago Cubs players
St. Louis Browns players
Philadelphia Phillies players
Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
People from Yellow Springs, Ohio
Columbus Babies players
Columbus River Snipes players
Montgomery Senators players
Columbus Buckeyes (minor league) players
Columbus Senators players
Indianapolis Indians players
Indianapolis Hoosiers (minor league) players
19th-century baseball players
1873 births
Baseball players from Ohio
1949 deaths