Howie Fitzgerald
PositionOutfielder
BatsLeft
ThrowsLeft
Birth dateMay 16, 1902
Birth placeEagle Lake, Texas, U.S.
Death dateFebruary 26, 1959 (aged 56)
Death placeMatthews, Texas, U.S.
DebutleagueMLB
DebutdateSeptember 17
Debutyear1922
DebutteamChicago Cubs
FinalleagueMLB
FinaldateAugust 6
Finalyear1926
FinalteamBoston Red Sox
StatleagueMLB
Stat1labelBatting average
Stat1value.257
Stat2labelHome runs
Stat2value0
Stat3labelRuns batted in
Stat3value14
Teams

Howard Chumney Fitzgerald (May 16, 1902 – February 26, 1959) was an American professional baseball outfielder. Born in Eagle Lake, Texas,[1] he batted and threw left-handed.[2]

Biography

Fitzgerald's professional baseball career spanned 1922–1933, most of it in the minor leagues.[3] He played in the major-leagues for two teams: the Chicago Cubs in 1922 and 1924 and the Boston Red Sox in 1926.[2]

In a three-season major-league career, Fitzgerald posted a .257 batting average (36-for-140) with 14 runs batted in (RBIs) in 48 games.[2] He did not hit a home run.[2] Defensively, he appeared primarily as a left fielder, making 21 of his 34 starts there.[2]

Fitzgerald died in 1959 in an automobile accident in Matthews, Texas,[a] at age 56.[4]

In 2005, Fitzgerald was selected to the Texas League Hall of Fame.[5] He played nine seasons in the Texas League, primarily with the Wichita Falls Spudders.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Matthews appears as "Mathews" in some sources.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. February 1942. Retrieved October 29, 2024. – via fold3.com.
  2. ^ "Howard Fitzgerald". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Howard Fitzgerald Minor League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Death Claims Eagle Lake Man at Accident Scene". The Colorado County Citizen. March 5, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved October 29, 2024. – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Six former San Antonio players named to Texas League Hall of Fame". oursportscentral.com. San Antonio Missions. June 28, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

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