- Jim Fogarty
Infobox MLB retired
name=Jim Fogarty
position=Outfielder
bgcolor1=#263473
bgcolor2=#A50024
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=February 12 ,1864
city-state|San Francisco|California
deathdate=death date and age|1891|5|20|1864|2|12
city-state|Philadelphia|Pennsylvania
debutdate=May 1
debutyear= 1884
debutteam= Philadelphia Quakers
finaldate=October 4
finalyear=1890
finalteam= Philadelphia Athletics
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.246
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=709
stat3label=Stolen bases
stat3value=325
teams=
* Philadelphia Quakers (1884-1889)
* Philadelphia Athletics (1890)
highlights=
*National League stolen base champion: 1889
*5 seasons with 30+ stolen basesJim Fogarty (born
February 12 ,1864 inSan Francisco, California -May 20 ,1891 ), is a former professional baseball player who playedoutfielder in the Major Leagues from 1884-1890. Fogarty played for the Philadelphia Quakers of theNational League and was aplayer-manager for the Philadelphia Athletics of thePlayers League . [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fogarji01.shtml Baseball Reference] ]An alumnus of
Saint Mary's College of California , Fogarty died oftuberculosis at the age of 27 [ [http://www.thedeadballera.com/tooyoung.html The Dead Ball Era] ] inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania .Hitting Stats
* 751 Games
* 709 Hits
* 20 Home Runs
* 320 RBIs
* .246 Batting Averageee also
*
List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions ources
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