page_title: Doc Casey
section_title: Chicago
hierarchical_section_title: Doc Casey / Professional baseball career / Chicago
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Chicago Cubs baseball player Doc Casey
context_page_description: James Patrick Casey was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played ten seasons in Major League Baseball between 1898 and 1907 for the Washington Senators, Brooklyn Superbas, Detroit Tigers, and Chicago Cubs.
context_section_description: Prior to the start of the 1903 season, Casey jumped from the Tigers to the Chicago Cubs.  He was the Cubs starting third baseman from 1903 to 1905.  During Casey's three years with the Cubs, he was the fourth member of the infield that included Tinker to Evers to Chance.  The Cubs finished in third, second, and third place in the National League from 1903 to 1905.  In 1905, he led all National League third basemen with a .949 fielding percentage.  He also had the seventh highest defensive Wins Above Replacement rating among all position players – higher even than Evers and Chance.
caption: Casey in 1903
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