Casey at the Bat

baseball poem written during 1888 by Ernest Thayer
VisualArtwork literary_work Q2735619
Casey at the Bat
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Casey at the Bat

Summary

Casey at the Bat is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,274 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Casey at the Bat authored Ernest Thayer[3].
  • Casey at the Bat's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Casey at the Bat's Commons category is recorded as Casey at the Bat[5].
  • Casey at the Bat's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Casey at the Bat was published on 1888[7].
  • Casey at the Bat's sport is recorded as baseball[8].
  • Casey at the Bat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Casey at the Bat[9].
  • Casey at the Bat's main subject is baseball[10].
  • Casey at the Bat's form of creative work is recorded as poem[11].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Casey at the Bat authored Ernest Thayer[3].

Publication

Casey at the Bat was released on 1888[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

Subject and Themes

Casey at the Bat's main subject is baseball[10].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Casey at the Bat include Homer at the Bat[12], a television series episode[13], directed by Jim Reardon[14].

Why It Matters

Casey at the Bat ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,274 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Entities named for it include Homer at the Bat[12], a television series episode[13], directed by Jim Reardon[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work poem
    Sport baseball
    Instance of
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