Chick Galloway

Clarence Edward (Chick) Galloway (August 4, 1896 – November 7, 1969) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. From 1919 through 1928, Galloway played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1919–27) and Detroit Tigers (1928). He batted and threw right-handed. In a ten-season career, Galloway was a .264 hitter with 17 home runs and 407 RBI in 1076 games.

Chick Galloway
Shortstop
Born: (1896-08-04)August 4, 1896
Clinton, South Carolina
Died: November 7, 1969(1969-11-07) (aged 73)
Clinton, South Carolina
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1919, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
July 25, 1928, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average.264
Hits946
Runs batted in407
Teams

Galloway played football and basketball while attending Presbyterian College in South Carolina. [1]

A native of Clinton, South Carolina, Galloway was the starting shortstop for the Philadelphia Athletics during six seasons until an accident shortened his career. He debuted with the A's in 1919, becoming a regular in 1921.

Galloway appeared in the AL Most Valuable Player ballot for three consecutive years (1922–24). His most productive season came in 1922, when he posted career highs in batting average (.324), runs (83), hits (185) and triples (nine), and led the American League in games played (155).

Galloway got married on April 3, 1924, to Sarah Max Barnes "in the presence of a small company of immediate relatives and intimate friends". The ceremony took place in Landrum, South Carolina, officiated by the local Presbyterian minister who was a former classmate of Galloway's. The couple planned to live in Philadelphia during the summer months and would winter in Greenwood, South Carolina. The bride was a graduate of Intermont College in Bristol, Vermont and her father was the Greenwood county court secretary. [2]

In 1927, Galloway was seriously injured when an errant pitch during a batting practice fractured his skull. He played for the Detroit Tigers a year later, but his career ended after playing 53 games that season.

Following his playing career, Galloway returned to Clinton and coached for the Presbyterian College, where he graduated in the 1910s. He also worked as a talent scout for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Athletics and Milwaukee Braves. Galloway was a baseball icon in his hometown, where he died at age 73.

References
  1. "The Referee". The Indianapolis Times. Indianapolis. October 13, 1927. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. "Chick Galloway Signs in Matrimonial League". Evening Star. Washington DC. April 4, 1924. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
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