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Curry Foley 
Outfielder/Pitcher/First baseman Born: January 14, 1856
Milltown, Ireland[disambiguation needed
]Died: October 20, 1898 (aged 42)
Boston, MassachusettsBatted: Unknown Threw: Left MLB debut May 13, 1879 for the Boston Red Caps Last MLB appearance September 5, 1883 for the Buffalo Bisons Career statistics Batting average .286 Home runs 6 Runs batted in 128 Win–loss record 27–27 Earned run average 3.54 Strikeouts 127 Teams Charles Joseph "Curry" Foley (January 16, 1856 – October 20, 1898) was a left-handed pitcher, outfielder and first baseman who played in the National League for the Boston Red Caps (1879–80) and Buffalo Bisons (1881–83). He was born in Milltown, Ireland.
Irish ballplayer Foley built a career that lasted six seasons. In 337 games switching from outfield (204) to pitching (69) or first base (54), he batted .286 (373-for-1305) with six home runs, 128 RBI, 192 runs, 57 doubles, and 12 triples. As a pitcher, he posted a 27–27 record with 127 strikeouts and a 3.54 ERA in 442 innings.
On May 25, 1882, Foley became the first major league player ever to hit for the cycle.
Curry Foley died in Boston, Massachusetts, at 42 years of age.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Categories:- 19th-century baseball players
- Boston Red Caps players
- Buffalo Bisons players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Ireland
- 1856 births
- 1898 deaths
- Lowell (minor league baseball) players
- Baseball right fielder stubs
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