Doug Gallagher

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Doug Gallagher
Pitcher
Born: (1940-02-21)February 21, 1940
Fremont, Ohio
Died: December 17, 2017(2017-12-17) (aged 77)
Fremont, Ohio
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 9, 1962, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1962, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Pitching Record0-4
Earned run average4.68
Strikeouts14
Teams

Douglas Eugene Gallagher (February 21, 1940 – December 17, 2017)[1] was a pitcher who played in nine games for the Detroit Tigers in 1962.

Gallagher attended Fremont Ross High School before signing with the Tigers organization in 1958.[2] He made his professional debut with the Class-D Erie Sailors of the New York-Pennsylvania League.[2]

Gallagher pitched a no-hitter for the Birmingham Barons in the 1961 South Atlantic League playoffs.[3] Overall he was 15–9 for the Barons that season[2] which led to his getting called up to the Tigers the following season.[3]

Gallagher made his Major League Baseball debut as a relief pitcher on April 9, 1962, opening day, against the Washington Senators, a game attended by President John F. Kennedy.[1] He pitched 11⁄3 innings in the game, allowing two hits and striking out Bennie Daniels.[4] He would pitch in nine games for the Tigers that season, including making two starts, and finished with an 0–4 record and 4.68 ERA in 25 innings pitched.[5] One highlight of Gallagher's career came on April 27, 1962. Gallagher pitched the final 3 innings of a Tigers victory over the Angels to preserve a 13-4 Tigers victory and pick up his only MLB save. He saved the game for future Hall of Famer Jim Bunning. [6]

The following year, he was invited to spring training, as the Tigers wanted him to work on his curveball in an effort to get him back on the major league roster; he ended up not making the team, with 1962 being his only year in the majors.[7]

After his playing career, he served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.[1] In later life, he coached American Legion Baseball.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Douglas Gallagher Obituary
  2. ^ a b c "Doug Gallagher minor league statistics & history". baseball Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Doug Gallagher Baseball Almanac". Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  4. ^ "Detroit Tigers at Washington Senators Box Score, April 9, 1962". Baseball Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  5. ^ "Doug Gallagher Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  6. ^ "Los Angeles Angels at Detroit Tigers Box Score, April 27, 1962".
  7. ^ Falls, Joe (February 13, 1963). "Rookie Tries Again". Detroit Free Press. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com. open access

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