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Charles Joseph "Curry" Foley (January 16, 1856 – October 20, 1898) was an Irish American professional baseball player who played in the National League (NL) for five seasons from 1879 to 1883. He played as a pitcher, outfielder and first baseman for two teams in the NL; the Boston Red Caps (1879–80) and Buffalo Bisons (1881–83).

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Baseball career
  • 2.1 First major league cycle
• 3 Post-baseball life
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 Further reading
• 7 External links

Early life

Foley was born Milltown, County Kerry, to Charles Foley (a farmer) and Betsy Gearin. His family emigrated to the United States, arriving in New York City on June 27, 1863.

Baseball career

Foley played in 337 games; 204 in the outfield, 69 as a pitcher, and 54 at first base. He compiled six home runs, 128 RBIs, and a .286 batting average as a batter, and posted a 27–27 win–loss record, 127 strikeouts and a 3.54 ERA as a pitcher in 442 innings pitched.

First major league cycle

On May 25, 1882, Foley became the first major league player to officially hit for the cycle. In a game against the Cleveland Blues, Foley hit a home run in the first inning, a triple in the second inning, a single in third inning and a double in the fifth inning.

Post-baseball life

On October 23, 1883, Foley became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Foley was working as a laborer, and listed as single when died at the age of 42 in Boston, M*achusetts. His cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver, and he is interred at Mount Cavalry Cemetery in Roslindale, M*achusetts.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle
• List of players from Ireland in Major League Baseball

References

Further reading

• "Buffalo-Cleveland". The Daily Inter Ocean. Chicago. May 26, 1882. p.:7 – via newspapers.com. (box score of cycle game)
• "'Curry' Foley Is Dead". The Sandusky Star-Journal. Sandusky, Ohio. October 24, 1898 – via newspapers.com.
• "Poor Curry Foley". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 24, 1898 – via newspapers.com.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or:Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Curry Foley at Find a Grave