Casey at the Bat

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Casey at the Bat
by Ernest Thayer
"Casey at the Bat" as it first appeared, June 3, 1888
First published inThe San Francisco Examiner
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Publication dateJune 3, 1888
Media typeNewspaper
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"Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic, Sung in the Year 1888" is a mock-heroic poem written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer. It was first published in The San Francisco Examiner (then called The Daily Examiner) on June 3, 1888, under the pen name "Phin", based on Thayer's college nickname, "Phinney". Featuring a dramatic narrative about a baseball game, the poem was later popularized by DeWolf Hopper in many vaudeville performances. It has become one of the best-known poems in American literature.

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