Kurt Moritz "Casey" Hageman (May 12, 1887 – April 1, 1964) was an American

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who played between 1911 and 1914 for the

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(1911–1912),

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(1914) and

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(1914). Hageman batted and threw right-handed.

Formative years

A native of

Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania Mount Oliver is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,394 at the 2020 census. It is a largely residential area situated atop a crest about west of the Monongahela River. The borough is surrounded en ...

, Hageman was born on May 12, 1887. A student at

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, he was signed by the Boston Red Sox following his graduation.

Career

During a three-season career, Hageman posted a 3–7 record with 47

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s and a 3.07

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in 32 appearances, including 11 starts, four

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s, 18

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, one save, and 120.1

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of work. While pitching for the Grand Rapids Stags of the

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, Hageman fatally beaned Dayton Veterans second baseman Charles "Cupid" Pinkney on September 14, 1909.Lammers, Craig
"Charles Pinkney"
sabr.org.

Death

Hageman died in New Bedford, Pennsylvania, on April 1, 1964, at the age of seventy-six.

References

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