Michael "Fancy" O'Neil (1853 – October 10, 1917) was an American professional baseball player whose career in the National Association consisted of one game for the 1874 Hartford Dark Blues.
[1] The game took place on October 23, 1874, when he played all nine innings in right field in a 13–1 loss to the Boston Red Stockings.
[2] Peter Morris, a member of SABR, claims that O'Neil's nickname of "Fancy" is from his time as a boxer, as well as that he was born in Ireland to parents Michael and Sarah.
[3] He grew up in New York City and Hartford, Connecticut.
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