Hank Garrity (baseball)

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]

Hank Garrity
Catcher
Born: (1908-02-04)February 4, 1908
Boston, Massachusetts
Died: September 1, 1962(1962-09-01) (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 runs0
Runs batted in2
Teams

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.[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
  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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