Ed Caskin

{{Short description|American baseball player (1851–1924)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Ed Caskin

|position=Shortstop

|image=Ed Caskin 1883.jpg

|caption=Caskin in 1883

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date|1851|12|30|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Danvers, Massachusetts

|death_date={{death date and age|1924|10|9|1851|12|30}}

|death_place=Danvers, Massachusetts

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 1

|debutyear=1879

|debutteam=Troy Trojans

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 24

|finalyear=1886

|finalteam=New York Giants

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.228

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=2

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=163

|teams=

• Troy Trojans (1879–1881)
• New York Gothams (1883–1884)
• St. Louis Maroons (1885)
• New York Giants (1886)

}}

Edward James Caskin (December 30, 1851 – October 9, 1924), born in Danvers, Massachusetts, was a baseball shortstop for the Troy Trojans (1879–1881), New York Gothams/Giants (1883–1884 and 1886) and St. Louis Maroons (1885).

In 7 seasons he played in 482 games and had 1,871 at bats, 229 runs, 427 hits, 50 doubles, 10 triples, 2 home runs, 163 RBI, 82 walks, .228 batting average, .261 on-base percentage, .269 slugging percentage and 503 total bases.

Caskin died in his hometown of Danvers at the age of 72.