About Hank Garrity
Lived 1908 – 1962 (aged 54). Hank Garrity was an American baseball player.
Francis Joseph "Hank" Garrity (February 4, 1908 – September 1, 1962) was an American professional baseball player. He played eight games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in 1931, primarily as a catcher. Listed at , , he batted and threw right-handed.
Early life Garrity was from the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. In 1948, he was voted the best athlete to ever graduate from the Boston public schools. Garrity attended College of the Holy Cross.
Later life After his baseball career, Garrity served in the armed forces during World War II. He died in his home town of Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 54.
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Who was Hank Garrity?
American baseball player (1908-1962)
When was Hank Garrity born?
Hank Garrity was born on 4 February 1908 in Boston.
When did Hank Garrity die?
Hank Garrity died on 1 September 1962 in Boston.
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Hank Garrity was a baseball player.
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Hank Garrity was American.
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