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Full Name: Sean Thomas Casey Primary Position: 1B
First Game: September 12, 1997 Birthdate: July 2, 1974
Last Game: September 28, 2008 Birthplace: Willingboro, New Jersey
MLB Experience: 11 years Bat/Throw: Left/Right
College: University of Richmond

Biography[]

Sean Thomas Casey (born on July 2, 1974, Willingboro, New Jersey, nicknamed "the Mayor," is a first baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A graduate of the University of Richmond, he was drafted in 1995 in the 2nd round by the Cleveland Indians and was traded to the Reds before the 1998 season. Casey had his best year in 2004 hitting .324. In 1999, he won the Hutch Award.

Sean Casey is regarded by many Reds fans as one of the most approachable, friendliest players on the team, and his nickname, "the Mayor", comes from his reputation for chatting casually with every runner who makes it to first base, and from his very public charity work. It was frequently expanded to "the Mayor of Riverfront" when the Reds played at Riverfront Stadium. Casey is also regarded as among the slowest-running players in the game, grounding into 27 double play|double plays in the 2005 season.

Sean Casey was signed to the Reds through the 2006 season. However, despite his popularity among Reds fans, his name was often mentioned in rumors of possible trades to bolster the Reds' pitching staff. Indeed, Sean Casey was traded December 6, 2005 to the Pittsburgh Pirates for left handed pitcher Dave Williams. Reds manager Jerry Narron later announced that outfielder Adam Dunn would replace Casey at first base.

Casey has made the sports news for his charitable work almost as often as his fieldwork. He has been active in Big Brothers and Make-A-Wish Foundation, as well as the "Casey's Crew" program, where he provided free high-priced tickets to disadvantaged youth. Casey credits his Christian upbringing, in Pittsburgh's affluent Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania|Upper St. Clair suburb, for his generosity.[1] On April 14, 2006, Sean was placed on the disabled list for 6–8 weeks. His injury was caused when the Chicago Cubs left fielder John Mabry elbowed him in the back on a routine play.

There is some disagreement on what was Sean Casey's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1999, when he slugged 25 home runs, hit for a .332 average and knocked in 99 runs. However, others believe that it was 2004, when he slugged 24 home runs, hit for a .324 average and knocked in 99 runs.

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Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1997 CLE A 6 10 1 2 0 1 .200 .333 .200 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
1998 CIN N 96 302 44 82 7 52 .272 .365 .417 21 1 43 45 3 0 1 3 11
1999 CIN N 151 594 103 197 25 99 .332 .399 .539 42 3 61 88 9 0 0 13 15
2000 CIN N 133 480 69 151 20 85 .315 .385 .517 33 2 52 80 7 0 1 4 16
2001 CIN N 145 533 69 165 13 89 .310 .369 .458 40 0 43 63 9 0 3 8 16
2002 CIN N 120 425 56 111 6 42 .261 .334 .362 25 0 43 47 5 0 2 6 11
2003 CIN N 147 573 71 167 14 80 .291 .350 .408 19 3 51 58 2 0 4 4 19
2004 CIN N 146 571 101 185 24 99 .324 .381 .534 44 2 46 36 10 0 2 5 16
2005 CIN N 137 529 75 165 9 58 .312 .371 .423 32 0 48 48 5 0 2 3 27
2006 PIT N 59 213 30 63 3 29 .296 .377 .408 15 0 23 22 6 0 0 5 7
2006 DET A 53 184 17 45 5 30 .245 .286 .364 7 0 10 21 1 0 0 4 3
2006 Total 112 397 47 108 8 59 .272 .336 .388 22 0 33 43 7 0 0 9 10
2007 DET A 143 453 40 134 4 54 .296 .353 .393 30 1 39 42 2 0 2 11 9
2008 BOS A 69 199 14 64 0 17 .322 .381 .392 14 0 17 25 2 0 1 3 6
Total NL 1134 4220 618 1286 121 633 .305 .371 .460 271 11 410 487 56 0 15 51 138
Total AL 271 846 72 245 9 102 .290 .345 .384 51 1 67 90 6 0 3 18 18
Total 1405 5066 690 1531 130 735 .302 .367 .447 322 12 477 577 62 0 18 69 156

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1997 CLE A DH 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 CLE A 1B 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 CIN N 1B 86 79 683.1 643 36 4 65 0 0 0 0 0 .994
1999 CIN N 1B 148 147 1297 1189 55 6 109 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1999 CIN N DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 CIN N 1B 129 126 1079 1062 61 6 106 0 0 0 0 0 .995
2001 CIN N 1B 136 134 1127 1146 62 7 89 0 0 0 0 0 .994
2001 CIN N DH 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 CIN N 1B 108 106 935 927 70 7 93 0 0 0 0 0 .993
2002 CIN N DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 CIN N 1B 144 144 1251.2 1257 75 6 112 0 0 0 0 0 .996
2004 CIN N 1B 145 142 1245.2 1233 56 8 86 0 0 0 0 0 .994
2004 CIN N DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 CIN N DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 CIN N 1B 134 132 1138.2 1153 55 2 91 0 0 0 0 0 .998
2006 PIT N 1B 55 55 461.1 471 20 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2006 DET A 1B 51 47 413 467 14 2 40 0 0 0 0 0 .996
2006 Total 1B 106 102 874.1 938 34 2 84 0 0 0 0 0 .998
2007 DET A 1B 131 105 989 992 42 2 87 0 0 0 0 0 .998
2007 DET A DH 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 BOS A 1B 45 40 342.2 331 13 3 25 0 0 0 0 0 .991
2008 BOS A DH 13 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 1B 1313 1257 10966.1 10975 558 53 947 0 0 0 0 0 .995
Total DH 30 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

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