Curry Foley

Curry Foley
Outfielder/Pitcher/First baseman
Born: January 14, 1856
Milltown, Ireland
Died: October 20, 1898(1898-10-20) (aged 42)
Boston, Massachusetts
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 13, 1879, for the Boston Red Caps
Last MLB appearance
September 5, 1883, for the Buffalo Bisons
MLB statistics
Batting average .286
Home runs 6
Runs batted in 128
Win–loss record 27–27
Earned run average 3.54
Strikeouts 127
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Charles Joseph "Curry" Foley (January 16, 1856 – October 20, 1898) was an Irish American professional baseball player who played in the National League for five seasons from 1879 to 1883. He played as a pitcher, outfielder and first baseman for two teams in the NL: the Boston Red Caps (1879–80) and Buffalo Bisons (1881–83).

Born in Milltown, County Kerry, Ireland, Foley played in 337 games; 204 in the outfield, 69 as a pitcher, and 54 at first base. He compiled six home runs, 128 RBIs, and a .286 batting average as a batter, and posted a 27–27 win–loss record, 127 strikeouts and a 3.54 ERA as a pitcher in 442 innings pitched.

On May 25, 1882, Foley became the first major league player to officially hit for the cycle.

Early life

Charles Joseph Foley was born in Ireland to Charles Foley (a farmer) and Betsy Gearin.[1] His family emigrated to the United States, arriving in New York City on June 27, 1863.

Post-baseball life

On October 23, 1883, Foley became a naturalized citizen of the United States.[2] Foley was working as a laborer, and listed as single when died at the age of 42 in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] His cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver, and he is interred at Mount Cavalry Cemetery in Roslindale, Massachusetts.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841–1915. "Charles J Foley" (database on-line). ancestry.com. Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Charles J Foley". ancestry.com. U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791–1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project). Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Charles Joseph "Curry" Foley". findagrave.com. Find-A-Grave. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

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