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First Publication

When
June 3, 1888
Where
The San Francisco Examiner
Part of
Ernest Thayer's "Casey at the Bat" first published

Ernest Thayer's poem "Casey at the Bat" was published in The San Francisco Examiner on June 3, 1888, under the pen name "Phin".

The poem appeared as Thayer's last humorous contribution to the Examiner. It was signed with the nickname "Phin", based on his college nickname "Phinney". The publication occurred in The Daily Examiner, which was owned by his Harvard classmate William Randolph Hearst.

Sources

  1. Casey at the Bat Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
  2. Ernest Thayer Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14

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