en Charles Dougherty (baseball)

Charles Dougherty
Charles Dougherty
	Pitcher
	Born: October 26, 1879; Summer Shade, Kentucky
	Died: July 12, 1939 (aged 59); Chicago, Illinois
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
	1909, for the Leland Giants
Last appearance
	1915, for the Chicago Giants
Teams
	Leland Giants (1909–1911) ; Chicago American Giants (1911–1915); Club Fé (1911)–1912);

Charles "Pat" Dougherty (October 26, 1879 – July 12, 1939) was a Negro leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

Sportswriter and fellow player Jimmy Smith put Dougherty on his 1909 "All American Team."^[2]

Dougherty died at the age of 59 in Chicago, Illinois. He is buried at Lincoln Cemetery at Blue Island, Illinois.

References

^ "Diamond Dashes" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, August 27, 1910, Page 4, Columns 5 and 6
^ "The Base Ball Spirit In The East." Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, December 25, 1909, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2

External links

Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)

[indyfree1910-1] "Diamond Dashes" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, August 27, 1910, Page 4, Columns 5 and 6

[1909AllAmerican-2] "The Base Ball Spirit In The East." Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, December 25, 1909, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2

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