John Galvin (baseball)

John A. Galvin was an American baseball player who played one professional game for the Brooklyn Atlantics of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players in.

Baseball career

Galvin began playing baseball in 1861, as a member of Exercise of Brooklyn. He joined the Brooklyn Atlantics in 1863, where, as the second baseman, he formed part of an infield which also included future professionals Dickey Pearce and Joe Start. In, Galvin played for the New York Mutuals.
According to a 1900 New York Clipper article, Galvin was among the first hitters to lay down a bunt.

Professional game

Galvin returned to baseball to play a single game with the 1872 Brooklyn Atlantics. In the contest, a 23–3 loss to the Boston Red Stockings, he had no hits in four at bats and made four errors in five fielding chances.

Personal life

Galvin joined the 51st New York Infantry Regiment in September 1861, but was discharged the next month. Later in life, he worked for the city works department as a sewer inspector, and he was listed as the keeper of a truants home in the 1880 United States census.
Galvin died in Brooklyn on April 20, 1904, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn.