Pat Friel | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: June 11, 1860 Lewisburg, West Virginia |
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Died: January 15, 1924 Providence, Rhode Island |
(aged 63)|
Batted: Both | Threw: Unknown |
MLB debut | |
July 13, 1890 for the Syracuse Stars | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 9, 1891 for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Career statistics | |
Games played | 64 |
Runs scored | 53 |
Batting average | .249 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Patrick Henry Friel (June 11, 1860 – January 15, 1924) was an American professional baseball player from the early 1880s to the mid-1890s. Friel was born in Lewisburg, West Virginia, and his brother Bill Friel was also a professional baseball player.[1] He began his minor league baseball career in 1883, and continued through the end of the 1896 season.[2] During that timespan, he played for the notable minor league team, London Tecumsehs and two Major League Baseball teams, the Syracuse Stars in 1890, and the Philadelphia Athletics in 1891.[1][2] Friel died at the age of 63 in Providence, Rhode Island, and is interred at St. Francis Cemetery in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[1]