Howie Fitzgerald
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Howie Fitzgerald | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Eagle Lake, Texas | May 16, 1902|
Died: February 27, 1959 | (aged 57)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 17, 1922, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 6, 1926, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .257 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 14 |
Teams | |
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Howard Chumney Fitzgerald [Lefty] (May 16, 1902 – February 27, 1959) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1922, 1924) and Boston Red Sox (1926). Fitzgerald batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Eagle Lake, Texas.
In a three-season career, Fitzgerald was a .257 hitter (36-for-140) with 15 runs and 14 RBI in 48 games, including 25 doubles, three triples, and two stolen bases. He did not hit a home run. As a fielder, he appeared in 21 games at left field, 12 at right, and one at center.
Fitzgerald died in an automobile accident in Mathews, Texas at age 56.
Sources[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Categories:
- Boston Red Sox players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players from Texas
- Road incident deaths in Texas
- Texas Longhorns baseball players
- 1902 births
- 1959 deaths
- People from Eagle Lake, Texas
- American baseball outfielder, 1900s birth stubs