Charles Dougherty (baseball)

Charles "Pat" Dougherty

Pitcher

Born: October 26, 1879
Summer Shade, Kentucky

Died: July 12, 1939 (aged 59)
Chicago, Illinois

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

debut

1909, for the Leland Giants

Last appearance

1915, for the Chicago Giants

Teams

Leland Giants (1909–1911) ^[1]
Chicago American Giants (1911–1915)
Club Fé (1911)–1912)

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

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

External links

Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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