Curry Foley

Curry Foley
Outfielder/Pitcher/First baseman
Born: January 14, 1856
Milltown, Ireland
Died: October 20, 1898(1898-10-20) (aged 42)
Boston, Massachusetts
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 13, 1879, for the Boston Red Caps
Last MLB appearance
September 5, 1883, for the Buffalo Bisons
MLB statistics
Batting average .286
Home runs 6
Runs batted in 128
Win–loss record 27–27
Earned run average 3.54
Strikeouts 127
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Charles Joseph "Curry" Foley (January 16, 1856 – October 20, 1898) was an Irish American professional baseball player who played in the National League (NL) for five seasons from 1879 to 1883. He played as a pitcher, outfielder and first baseman for two teams in the NL; the Boston Red Caps (1879–80) and Buffalo Bisons (1881–83).

Early life

Foley was born Milltown, County Kerry, to Charles Foley (a farmer) and Betsy Gearin.[1] His family emigrated to the United States, arriving in New York City on June 27, 1863.

Baseball career

Foley played in 337 games; 204 in the outfield, 69 as a pitcher, and 54 at first base. He compiled six home runs, 128 RBIs, and a .286 batting average as a batter, and posted a 27–27 win–loss record, 127 strikeouts and a 3.54 ERA as a pitcher in 442 innings pitched.

First major league cycle

On May 25, 1882, Foley became the first major league player to officially hit for the cycle.[2] In a game against the Cleveland Blues, Foley hit a home run in the first inning, a triple in the second inning, a double in the fifth inning, and a single in the seventh inning.[3]

Post-baseball life

On October 23, 1883, Foley became a naturalized citizen of the United States.[4] Foley was working as a laborer, and listed as single when died at the age of 42 in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] His cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver, and he is interred at Mount Cavalry Cemetery in Roslindale, Massachusetts.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841–1915. "Charles J Foley" (database on-line). ancestry.com. Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Huber, Mike. "June 14, 1876: George Hall gets five hits, but is it a cycle?". SABR. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ Huber, Mike. "May 25, 1882: Buffalo's Curry Foley completes first cycle in major leagues with grand slam". SABR. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Charles J Foley". ancestry.com. U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791–1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project). Retrieved August 2, 2015.

Further reading

  • "Buffalo-Cleveland". The Daily Inter Ocean. Chicago. May 26, 1882. p. 7 – via newspapers.com. (box score of cycle game)
  • "'Curry' Foley Is Dead". The Sandusky Star-Journal. Sandusky, Ohio. October 24, 1898 – via newspapers.com.
  • "Poor Curry Foley". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 24, 1898 – via newspapers.com.
Achievements
Preceded by
none		 Hitting for the cycle
May 25, 1882		 Succeeded by
Lon Knight
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