Jim Fogarty

Jim Fogarty
1887 baseball card of Fogarty
Outfielder
Born: (1864-02-12)February 12, 1864
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died: May 20, 1891(1891-05-20) (aged 27)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 1, 1884, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1890, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.246
Home runs20
Runs batted in320
Teams
Career highlights and awards

James G. Fogarty (February 12, 1864 – May 20, 1891) was an American professional baseball outfielder.

Career

Fogarty was born in San Francisco, California, in 1864. In 1883, he started his professional baseball career in the minor leagues.[1]

Fogarty was signed by the National League's Philadelphia Phillies based on a recommendation by Jerry Denny to Phillies manager Harry Wright.[2] Fogarty played for the Phillies from 1884 to 1889.[3]

In 1890, Fogarty played for the Players League's Philadelphia Athletics, and he was also the team's manager for 16 games that season.[1]

Fogarty was an average hitter, with batting averages between .212 and .293 during all seven of his major league seasons. He finished his career with a .246 batting average, 20 home runs, 320 runs batted in, and a 98 OPS+.[3]

Fogarty was a good baserunner. In 1887, he finished second in the NL in stolen bases with 102. In 1889, he led the NL with 99 stolen bases.[3]

Splitting his time between right field and center field, Fogarty was regarded as one of the best defensive outfielders of his era.[4]

Before the 1891 season, Fogarty contracted tuberculosis. He died in Philadelphia in May at the age of 27.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Jim Fogarty Career Stats Leagues Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Diamond Dust". San Francisco Examiner. December 27, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c "Jim Fogarty". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  4. ^ Nemec, David (2006). The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Major League Baseball. p. 201.
  5. ^ Koszarek, Ed (2006). The Players League. pp. 128–129.
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