Ed Gallagher (baseball)

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American baseball player (1910–1981)

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::summary American baseball player (1910–1981) ::

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Field	Value
name	Edward Michael Gallagher Jr.
image	Ed Gallagher Boston Red Sox.jpg
position	Pitcher
bats	Both
throws	Left
birth_date
birth_place	Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	July 8
debutyear
debutteam	Boston Red Sox
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	September 24
finalyear
finalteam	Boston Red Sox
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Win–loss record
stat1value	0-3
stat2label	Earned run average
stat2value	12.55
stat3label	Games
stat3value	9
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Boston Red Sox ()

Edward Michael Gallagher (November 28, 1910 – December 22, 1981) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at , 197 lb., Gallagher was a switch-hitter and threw left-handed.

Biography

A native of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Gallagher attended Boston College High School and graduated from Boston College itself in 1932. A multi-sport athlete at BC, Gallagher not only excelled at baseball but also was a two-way player for the school's football squad. While at Boston College in 1931, he played for the Barnstable town team in the Cape Cod Baseball League and returned to Barnstable to play again in 1933 after his one-year stint in the big leagues.

Upon graduation, Gallagher signed with the Red Sox and posted a 0–3 record with six strikeouts and a 12.55 ERA in innings of work in the 1932 season. His best outing came on September 17, when he tossed seven innings and allowed just four hits and two earned runs in the Red Sox' 5–0 defeat to the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field. In his final appearance for Boston, Gallagher surrendered a three-run home run to Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig at Fenway Park. An injury to Gallagher's leg in 1933, sustained while pitching batting practice, ended his major league career.

After his baseball career, Gallagher worked as a personal secretary to James Roosevelt, son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Gallagher served as the Massachusetts campaign chairman for FDR's 1936 re-election bid and later succeeded his father, Edward Sr., as president of Wonderland Greyhound Park.

References

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"Ed Gallagher". [[Boston College Eagles]].
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(July 9, 1931). "Win Holiday Game". Falmouth Enterprise.
(May 27, 1933). "Barnstable to Play in League". Yarmouth Register.
(July 20, 1933). "Barnstable Twi-League Standing". Falmouth Enterprise.
(August 17, 1933). "The Old Ball Game". Hyannis Patriot.
"Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score, September 17, 1932".
"New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Box Score, September 24, 1932".
Davis, Hartley R.. (July 14, 1960). "Cape Cod League Yesteryears". Barnstable Patriot.

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