Joe Fitzgerald (baseball)
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| Born: March 17, 1897 Washington, D.C. | |
| Died: August 29, 1967 (aged 70) Orlando, Florida | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald (March 17, 1897 – August 29, 1967) was an American catcher, coach, and scout in professional baseball. Born in Washington, D.C., on St. Patrick's Day 1897, Fitzgerald stood 5'11" (1.8 m) tall, weighed 200 pounds (91 kg), and threw and batted right-handed.
Fitzgerald played nine seasons of minor league baseball (1919–27) at the Class C and D levels – spending the bulk of his career with the Waynesboro Villagers of the Blue Ridge League. He was out of pro baseball for the next 16 years, until he was hired as the bullpen coach by his hometown Washington Senators of Major League Baseball in 1944. He stayed in that role through the 1957 campaign. Fitzgerald remained with Washington and its successor franchise, the Minnesota Twins, as a scout until his death at age 70 in Orlando, Florida.
References
[edit]- Spink, J.G. Taylor, publisher, The Official 1956 Baseball Register. St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1956.
- Retrosheet.org
- Minor league playing record, from Baseball Reference
- 1897 births
- 1967 deaths
- Baseball players from Washington, D.C.
- Jeannette Jays players
- Major League Baseball bullpen coaches
- Minnesota Twins scouts
- Newport News Shipbuilders players
- Reading Aces players
- Scottdale Scotties players
- Washington Senators (1901–1960) coaches
- Washington Senators (1901–60) scouts
- Waynesboro Red Birds players
- Waynesboro Villagers players