Charles Dougherty (baseball)

Charles "Pat" Dougherty
Pitcher
Born: (1879-10-26)October 26, 1879
Summer Shade, Kentucky
Died: July 12, 1939(1939-07-12) (aged 59)
Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
1909, for the Leland Giants
Last appearance
1915, for the Chicago Giants
Teams

Charles "Pat" Dougherty (born October 26, 1879 and died July 12, 1939) was a Negro Leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

Sportswriter and fellow player Jimmy Smith put Dougherty on his 1909 "All American Team."[2]

Dougherty died at the age of 59 in Chicago, Illinois. He is buried at Lincoln Cemetery at Blue Island, Illinois.

References

  1. ↑ "Diamond Dashes" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, August 27, 1910, Page 4, Columns 5 and 6
  2. ↑ "The Base Ball Spirit In The East." Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, December 25, 1909, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2

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