Harry Dorish
Fritz Dorish | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1921-07-13)July 13, 1921 Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Died: December 31, 2000(2000-12-31) (aged 79) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 15, 1947, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 1956, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 45–43 |
Earned run average | 3.83 |
Strikeouts | 332 |
Teams | |
Harry "Fritz" Dorish (July 13, 1921 – December 31, 2000) was an American professional baseball player. Born in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, he was a right-handed pitcher over all or parts of ten Major League seasons (1947–56) with the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II, where he served in the Pacific Theater of Operations.[1]
Dorish was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 204 pounds (93 kg). For his big-league career, he compiled a 45–43 record in 323 appearances, mostly as a relief pitcher, with 48 saves, a 3.83 earned run average and 332 strikeouts. He allowed 850 hits and 301 bases on balls in 8341⁄3 innings pitched. Dorish led the American League in saves in 1952 as a member of the White Sox. He stole home plate on the front end of a double steal on June 2, 1950, and is the last American League pitcher to steal home.
Dorish was a scout for the Red Sox, Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians, a minor-league manager, and the pitching coach for the Bosox (1963) and the Atlanta Braves (1968–71) after his 16-year (1941–42; 1946–59) playing career. He died in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, at the age of 79.
See also
References
- ^ "Those Who Served, A–Z", Baseball in Wartime
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Harry Dorish at Find a Grave
- Photo
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Preceded by | Boston Red Sox pitching coach 1963 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Atlanta Braves pitching coach 1968–1971 | Succeeded by |