Background
Dillon was born in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Dillon was born in Saint Louis, Missouri.
The Red Stockings were an amateur baseball team from Saint Louis that decided to turn professional in 1875. But the Red Stockings survived only part of the season (18 games), as the club played its final game on July 4. In his only season for Saint Louis Dillon shared catching duties with Silver Flint.
He posted a.231 average (3-for-13) in three games, hitting a double and driving in one run while scoring one time.
Dillon died in Mehlville, Missouri, at the age of 49.