John Fitzpatrick (baseball)
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John Arthur Fitzpatrick (March 19, 1904 – November 19, 1990), nicknamed "Foghorn" and "Eagle Beak", was an American
minor league catcher and manager. He was born in LaSalle, Illinois, but later in his life lived in McAlester, Oklahoma
.
Fitzpatrick appeared in 1,933 games over 21 seasons (1924–41; 1944–46) as a minor league player,
Milwaukee Braves
from 1958 to 1959.
He managed minor league teams intermittently during the period of 1936–63 in the Pittsburgh,
scouted
for the Angels after his managing career.
He died at age 86 in
San Diego, California
.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Coach's page from Retrosheet
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