Curry Foley

Curry Foley
Outfielder/Pitcher/First baseman
Born: January 14, 1856 Milltown, Ireland[disambiguation needed ]
Died: October 20, 1898(1898-10-20) (aged 42) Boston, Massachusetts
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 13, 1879 for the Boston Red Caps
Last MLB appearance
September 5, 1883 for the Buffalo Bisons
Career statistics
Batting average	.286
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	128
Win–loss record	27–27
Earned run average	3.54
Strikeouts	127
Teams
Boston Red Caps (1879–1880) Buffalo Bisons (1881–1883)

Charles Joseph "Curry" Foley (January 16, 1856 – October 20, 1898) was a left-handed pitcher, outfielder and first baseman who played in the National League for the Boston Red Caps (1879–80) and Buffalo Bisons (1881–83). He was born in Milltown, Ireland.

Irish ballplayer Foley built a career that lasted six seasons. In 337 games switching from outfield (204) to pitching (69) or first base (54), he batted .286 (373-for-1305) with six home runs, 128 RBI, 192 runs, 57 doubles, and 12 triples. As a pitcher, he posted a 27–27 record with 127 strikeouts and a 3.54 ERA in 442 innings.

On May 25, 1882, Foley became the first major league player ever to hit for the cycle.

Curry Foley died in Boston, Massachusetts, at 42 years of age.

See also

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

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Foley, Curry
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	January 14, 1856
Place of birth	Milltown, Ireland[disambiguation needed ]
Date of death	October 20, 1898
Place of death	Boston, Massachusetts