Mickey Casey
William Cofer Casey (May 5, 1905 – January 1968), nicknamed "Mickey", was an American Negro league catcher between 1930 and 1942.
A native of Newport News, Virginia, Casey attended Johnson C. Smith University. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1930 with the Brooklyn Royal Giants and Baltimore Black Sox. Casey went on to play for several teams, including a six-year stretch with the Philadelphia Stars. He finished his career in 1942 with the Baltimore Elite Giants.[1][2] Casey died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1968 at the age of 62.
References
- ^ "Mickey Casey". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Mickey Casey". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads