About Patsy Gharrity
Lived 1892 – 1966 (aged 74). Patsy Gharrity was an American baseball player.
Edward Patrick Gharrity (March 13, 1892 – October 10, 1966) was an American professional baseball player and coach.
Life The native of Parnell, Iowa, threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed .
Primarily a catcher in Major League Baseball, he also played first base and the outfield for the Washington Senators from through , appearing in 671 games over an eight-year period. After being out of baseball from 1924 to 1928, he served as a coach for Washington manager Walter Johnson in and , getting into five more games as an active player. Gharrity coached under Johnson again from 1933 to 1935 when "The Big Train" was manager of the Cleveland Indians.
He died at age 74 in Beloit, Wisconsin.
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Who was Patsy Gharrity?
American baseball player (1892-1966)
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Patsy Gharrity was born on 13 March 1892 in Parnell.
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Patsy Gharrity died on 10 October 1966 in Beloit.
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Patsy Gharrity was a baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Patsy Gharrity. https://biography.guide/patsy-gharrity/
MLA: "Patsy Gharrity." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/patsy-gharrity/.
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