Jim Fogarty
Jim Fogarty | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: San Francisco, California, U.S. | February 12, 1864|
Died: May 20, 1891 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 27)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 1, 1884, for the Philadelphia Quakers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 4, 1890, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .246 |
Home runs | 20 |
Runs batted in | 320 |
Stolen bases | 325 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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James G. Fogarty (February 12, 1864 – May 20, 1891) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1890 for the Philadelphia Quakers and Philadelphia Athletics.[1] He led the National League in stolen bases in 1889.[2] He was signed by the Quakers based on a recommendation by Jerry Denny to Quakers manager Harry Wright.[3]
Fogarty was known to win money from teammates playing poker.[4]
An alumnus of Saint Mary's College of California, Fogarty died of tuberculosis at the age of 27[5] in Philadelphia.
See also[edit]
- List of baseball players who died during their careers
- List of Major League Baseball annual stolen base leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
- List of Major League Baseball player-managers
References[edit]
- ^ Baseball Reference
- ^ "The Coming Ball Game". Los Angeles Herald. December 17, 1889. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-02-16 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Diamond Dust". San Francisco Examiner. December 27, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-02-16 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Diamond Dust". San Francisco Examiner. May 30, 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-02-16 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ The Dead Ball Era
Categories:
- 1864 births
- 1891 deaths
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- National League stolen base champions
- Philadelphia Quakers players
- Philadelphia Athletics (PL) players
- Philadelphia Athletics (PL) managers
- Saint Mary's Gaels baseball players
- 19th-century baseball players
- Baseball players from San Francisco
- San Francisco Niantic players
- San Francisco Woonsocket players
- San Francisco Reddingtons players
- San Francisco Haverlys players
- Major League Baseball player-managers
- 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis deaths in Pennsylvania
- American baseball outfielder, 1860s birth stubs