Hank Garrity (baseball)

Hank Garrity
Hank Garrity
	Catcher
	Born: February 4, 1908; Boston, Massachusetts
	Died: September 1, 1962 (aged 54); Boston, Massachusetts
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 26, 1931, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
	September 26, 1931, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.214
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	2
Teams
	Chicago White Sox (1931);

Francis Joseph "Hank" Garrity (February 4, 1908 – September 1, 1962) was a professional baseball player. He played eight games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in 1931, primarily as a catcher. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 185 pounds (84 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.^[1]

Early life

Garrity was from the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston.^{[citation needed]} In 1948, he was voted the best athlete to ever graduate from the Boston public schools.^{[citation needed]} Garrity attended College of the Holy Cross.^[1]

Baseball career

Garrity joined the Chicago White Sox during the 1931 season, as part of a catching tandem that included Bennie Tate, Frank Grube and Butch Henline. In an eight-game career, he posted a batting average of .214 (3-for-14), including one double and two runs batted in.^[2]

Later life

After his baseball career, Garrity served in the armed forces during World War II.^[3] He died in his home town of Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 54.^[1]

References

External links

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

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[BRMaj-1] "Baseball-Reference.com – Major league profile".

[2] Baseball Reference – 1931 Chicago White Sox batting, pitching and fielding statistics

[3] Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers – Who served in the military

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