Jim Fogarty

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Jim Fogarty
Jim Fogarty
Outfielder
Born: February 12, 1864
San Francisco, California
Died: May 20, 1891 (aged 27)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 1, 1884
for the Philadelphia Quakers
Final game
October 4, 1890
for the Philadelphia Athletics
Career statistics
Batting average     .246
Hits     709
Stolen bases     325
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Jim Fogarty (born February 12, 1864 in San Francisco, California - May 20, 1891), is a former professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1884-1890. Fogarty played for the Philadelphia Quakers of the National League and was a player-manager for the Philadelphia Athletics of the Players League.[1]

An alumnus of Saint Mary's College of California, Fogarty died of tuberculosis at the age of 27[2] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

[edit] Hitting Stats

  • 751 Games
  • 709 Hits
  • 20 Home Runs
  • 320 RBIs
  • .246 Batting Average

[edit] See also

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Baseball Reference
  2. ^ The Dead Ball Era
Preceded by
Dummy Hoy		 National League Stolen Base Champion
1889		 Succeeded by
Billy Hamilton
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