Dave Birdsall

David Solomon Birdsall (July 16, 1838 – December 30, 1896) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1871 to 1873. He played at the positions of outfielder and catcher.

Dave Birdsall
Birdsall in 1872
Outfielder / Catcher
Born: July 16, 1838
New York City
Died: December 30, 1896(1896-12-30) (aged 58)
Boston
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 5, 1871, for the Boston Red Stockings
Last MLB appearance
May 17, 1873, for the Boston Red Stockings
MLB statistics
Batting average.264
Runs scored66
Runs batted in39
Teams
  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)

Birdsall served from June 1861 to July 1865 in the American Civil War with the 87th New York Volunteer Infantry.[1]

References
  1. 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. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

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