1856
Born January 14, 1856
Milltown, County Kerry, Ireland
Curry Foley Notable
Curry Foley divided five seasons between two clubs as a right fielder: the Boston Red Caps from 1879, then the Buffalo Bisons through 1883.
Across 305 games he batted .286, with 373 hits and 192 runs. He finished with 6 home runs and 57 doubles. He went 27 and 27 with a 3.54 earned run average, pitching 442 innings in 69 games. He struck out 127, completed 39 of his 50 starts and threw 2 shutouts.
He played 214 games in the outfield, with 285 putouts and 73 errors.
He was born in Milltown, County Kerry, Ireland on January 14, 1856, and died on October 20, 1898.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | BSN | 35 | 146 | 16 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .315 |
| 1880 | BSN | 80 | 332 | 44 | 97 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 0 | .292 |
| 1881 | BUF | 83 | 375 | 58 | 96 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 27 | 0 | .256 |
| 1882 | BUF | 84 | 341 | 51 | 104 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 12 | 26 | 0 | .305 |
| 1883 | BUF | 23 | 111 | 23 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .270 |
| Career | — | 305 | 1305 | 192 | 373 | 57 | 12 | 6 | 128 | 34 | 83 | 0 | .286 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | BSN | 9 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 161.2 | 175 | 45 | 15 | 57 | 2.51 |
| 1880 | BSN | 14 | 14 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 238.0 | 264 | 103 | 40 | 68 | 3.89 |
| 1881 | BUF | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 41.0 | 70 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5.27 |
| 1882 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
| 1883 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 27 | 27 | 69 | 50 | 0 | 442.2 | 511 | 174 | 64 | 127 | 3.54 |
On this day & linked events
1898
Died October 20, 1898
Image: Howland -- Photographer, public domain