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Charles "Pat" Dougherty (October 26, 1879 – July 12, 1939) was a Negro leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

Charles "Pat" Dougherty
Pitcher
Born: (1879-10-26)October 26, 1879 Summer Shade, Kentucky
Died: July 12, 1939(1939-07-12) (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)

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

External links

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

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