Curry Foley

Curry Foley
Curry Foley
	Outfielder/Pitcher/First baseman
	Born: January 14, 1856; Milltown, Ireland
	Died: October 20, 1898 (aged 42); Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	May 13, 1879, for the Boston Red Caps
Last MLB appearance
	September 5, 1883, for the Buffalo Bisons
MLB statistics
Batting average	.286
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	128
Win–loss record	27–27
Earned run average	3.54
Strikeouts	127
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Boston Red Caps (1879–1880); Buffalo Bisons (1881–1883);
Career highlights and awards
	First major league player to hit for the cycle;

Charles Joseph "Curry" Foley (January 16, 1856 – October 20, 1898) was an Irish born 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).

Early life

Foley was born Milltown, County Kerry, to Charles Foley (a farmer) and Betsy Gearin.^[1] 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.^[2] 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. ^[3]^[4]

Post-baseball life

On October 23, 1883, Foley became a naturalized citizen of the United States.^[5] Foley was working as a laborer, and listed as single when died at the age of 42 in Boston, Massachusetts.^[1] His cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver, and he is interred at Mount Cavalry Cemetery in Roslindale, Massachusetts.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841–1915. "Charles J Foley" (database on-line). ancestry.com. Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com. Retrieved August 2, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Huber, Mike. "June 14, 1876: George Hall gets five hits, but is it a cycle?". SABR. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
^ Buffalo Courier, May 26, 1882, page 2
^ Huber, Mike. "May 25, 1882: Buffalo's Curry Foley completes first cycle in major leagues with grand slam". SABR. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
^ "Charles J Foley". ancestry.com. U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791–1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project). Retrieved August 2, 2015.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

Achievements
Preceded by none	Hitting for the cycle May 25, 1882	Succeeded by Lon Knight

[foleydeathrecord-1] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841–1915. "Charles J Foley" (database on-line). ancestry.com. Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com. Retrieved August 2, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[huber-2] Huber, Mike. "June 14, 1876: George Hall gets five hits, but is it a cycle?". SABR. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

[3] Buffalo Courier, May 26, 1882, page 2

[4] Huber, Mike. "May 25, 1882: Buffalo's Curry Foley completes first cycle in major leagues with grand slam". SABR. Retrieved October 1, 2017.

[naturalized-5] "Charles J Foley". ancestry.com. U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791–1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project). Retrieved August 2, 2015.

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