Hank Garrity (baseball)
| Hank Garrity | |||
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| Catcher | |||
| Born: February 4, 1908 Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Boston, Massachusetts |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 26, 1931, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 26, 1931, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .214 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 2 | ||
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Francis Joseph "Hank" Garrity (February 4, 1908 – September 1, 1962) was a professional baseball player. He played eight games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in 1931, primarily as a catcher. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 185 pounds (84 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.[1]
Early life
Garrity was from the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston.[citation needed] In 1948, he was voted the best athlete to ever graduate from the Boston public schools.[citation needed] Garrity attended College of the Holy Cross.[1]
Baseball career
Garrity joined the Chicago White Sox during the 1931 season, as part of a catching tandem that included Bennie Tate, Frank Grube and Butch Henline. In an eight-game career, he posted a batting average of .214 (3-for-14), including one double and two runs batted in.[2]
Later life
After his baseball career, Garrity served in the armed forces during World War II.[3] He died in his home town of Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 54.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Baseball Reference – 1931 Chicago White Sox batting, pitching and fielding statistics
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers – Who served in the military
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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