Casey at the Bat Author:Ernest Lawrence Thayer A narrative poem about a celebrated baseball player who strikes out at the crucial moment of a game. — Casey at the bat : a ballad of the Republic, sung in the year 1888. Text is presented as a "newly discovered," 100-year-old scrapbook into which newspaper articles, including Thayer's poem and other memorabilia, have been pasted, r... more »ecording not only the events of the day -- Casey's ninth-inning strikeout and the Mudville nine's four-to-two defeat -- but also a broader view of the baseball world in 1888. Brian Kavanagh Casey -- 1859-1946« less