Howie Fitzgerald
Howard Chumney Fitzgerald [Lefty] (May 16, 1902 – February 27, 1959) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1922, 1924) and Boston Red Sox (1924). Fitzgerald batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Eagle Lake, Texas.
| Howie Fitzgerald | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
| Born: May 16, 1902 Eagle Lake, Texas | |||
| Died: February 27, 1959 (aged 57) Mathews, Texas | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 17, 1922, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 6, 1926, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .257 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 14 | ||
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In a three-season career, Fitzgerald was a .257 hitter (36-for-140) with 15 runs and 14 RBI in 48 games, including 25 doubles, three triples, and two stolen bases. He did not hit a home run. As a fielder, he appeared in 21 games at left field, 12 at right, and one at center.
Fitzgerald died in an automobile accident in Mathews, Texas at age 56.
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