Casey At The Bat (1912)

""Casey At The Bat"" is a narrative poem written by Phineas Thayer in 1888. The poem tells the story of a baseball game between the Mudville Nine and a rival team. The Mudville Nine are down by two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the crowd is hoping for a comeback. The team's star player, Casey, steps up to the plate with two outs and two runners on base. The poem builds suspense as Casey takes two strikes and then confidently awaits the third pitch. However, to the disappointment of the crowd, Casey swings and misses, striking out and ending the game. The poem has become a classic in American literature and has been adapted into various forms, including a popular song and numerous theatrical productions. This particular edition of the poem was published in 1912 and includes illustrations by Dan Sayre Groesbeck.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.