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James G. Fogarty (February 12, 1864 – May 20, 1891) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1890 for the Philadelphia Quakers and Philadelphia Athletics.[1]

Jim Fogarty
Outfielder
Born: (1864-02-12)February 12, 1864 San Francisco, California
Died: May 20, 1891(1891-05-20) (aged 27) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 1, 1884, for the Philadelphia Quakers
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1890, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.246
Home runs	20
Runs batted in	320
Stolen bases	325
Teams
Philadelphia Quakers (1884–1889) Philadelphia Athletics (1890)
Career highlights and awards
NL stolen base leader (1889)

An alumnus of Saint Mary's College of California, Fogarty died of tuberculosis at the age of 27[2] in Philadelphia.

See also

• List of baseball players who died during their careers
• List of Major League Baseball annual stolen base leaders
• List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
• List of Major League Baseball player-managers

References

External links

• Jim Fogarty at Find a Grave

Preceded by First manager	Philadelphia Quakers/Athletics (PL/AA) Managers 1890	Succeeded by Charlie Buffinton

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