American baseball player (1838–1896)
Baseball player
| Dave Birdsall |
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 Birdsall in 1872 |
| Outfielder / Catcher |
Born: July 16, 1838
New York, New York, U.S. |
Died: December 30, 1896(1896-12-30) (aged 58)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Batted: Right Threw: Right |
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| May 5, 1871, for the Boston Red Stockings |
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| May 17, 1873, for the Boston Red Stockings |
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| Batting average | .264 |
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| Runs scored | 66 |
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| Runs batted in | 39 |
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- National Association of Base Ball Players
- Metropolitan of New York (1858)
- Harlem of New York (1862)
- Union of Morrisania (1863–1868, 1870)
- Washington Nationals (1869)
- National Association of Professional BBP
- Boston Red Stockings (1871–1873)
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David Solomon Birdsall (July 16, 1838 – December 30, 1896) was an American professional baseball player. He played for the Boston Red Stockings from 1871 to 1873 as an outfielder and catcher.
Baseball career
Birdsall first played in the National Association of Base Ball Players, for several teams between 1858 and 1869. He then played in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (commonly known as the National Association) for the Boston Red Stockings during 1871–1873. He was a member of the 1872 championship team, which finished first in the National Association with a record of 39–8.[1] In 48 games with Boston during three seasons, Birdsall compiled a .264 batting average.[2]
Personal life
Birdsall served with the 87th New York Volunteer Infantry in the American Civil War from June 1861 to July 1865.[3] He died in Boston in December 1896.[4]
References
- ^ "1872 National Association Team Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "Dave Birdsall Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Allardice, Bruce; Dellinger, Harold; Hershberger, Richard; Howard, Reed; Lambert, David; Malatzky, Richard; Morris, Peter; Wheeler, Jim. "Civil War Veterans Who Played Major League Baseball Research Project" (PDF). Society of American Baseball Research. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Death of 'Dave' Birdsall". The Boston Globe. December 31, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved February 22, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
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