Curry Foley

Curry Foley
Curry Foley
	Outfielder/Pitcher/First baseman
	Born: January 14, 1856; Milltown, Ireland
	Died: October 20, 1898 (aged 42); Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	May 13, 1879, for the Boston Red Caps
Last MLB appearance
	September 5, 1883, for the Buffalo Bisons
MLB statistics
Batting average	.286
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	128
Win–loss record	27–27
Earned run average	3.54
Strikeouts	127
Teams
	Boston Red Caps (1879–1880); Buffalo Bisons (1881–1883);
Career highlights and awards
	First major league player to hit for the cycle;

Charles Joseph "Curry" Foley (January 16, 1856 – October 20, 1898) was an Irish born professional baseball player who played in the National League (NL) for five seasons from 1879 to 1883. He played as a pitcher, outfielder and first baseman for two teams in the NL; the Boston Red Caps (1879–80) and Buffalo Bisons (1881–83).

Early life[edit]

Foley was born Milltown, County Kerry, to Charles Foley (a farmer) and Betsy Gearin.^[1] His family emigrated to the United States, arriving in New York City on June 27, 1863.

Baseball career[edit]

Foley played in 337 games; 204 in the outfield, 69 as a pitcher, and 54 at first base. He compiled six home runs, 128 RBIs, and a .286 batting average as a batter, and posted a 27–27 win–loss record, 127 strikeouts and a 3.54 ERA as a pitcher in 442 innings pitched.

First major league cycle[edit]

On May 25, 1882, Foley became the first major league player to officially hit for the cycle.^[2] In a game against the Cleveland Blues, Foley hit a home run in the first inning, a triple in the second inning, a single in third inning and a double in the fifth inning. ^[3]^[4]

Post-baseball life[edit]

On October 23, 1883, Foley became a naturalized citizen of the United States.^[5] Foley was working as a laborer, and listed as single when died at the age of 42 in Boston, Massachusetts.^[1] His cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver, and he is interred at Mount Cavalry Cemetery in Roslindale, Massachusetts.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841–1915. "Charles J Foley" (database on-line). ancestry.com. Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com. Retrieved August 2, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Huber, Mike. "June 14, 1876: George Hall gets five hits, but is it a cycle?". SABR. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
^ Buffalo Courier, May 26, 1882, page 2
^ Huber, Mike. "May 25, 1882: Buffalo's Curry Foley completes first cycle in major leagues with grand slam". SABR. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
^ "Charles J Foley". ancestry.com. U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791–1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project). Retrieved August 2, 2015.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

Achievements
Preceded by none	Hitting for the cycle May 25, 1882	Succeeded by Lon Knight

[foleydeathrecord-1] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841–1915. "Charles J Foley" (database on-line). ancestry.com. Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com. Retrieved August 2, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[huber-2] Huber, Mike. "June 14, 1876: George Hall gets five hits, but is it a cycle?". SABR. Retrieved November 20, 2017.

[3] Buffalo Courier, May 26, 1882, page 2

[4] Huber, Mike. "May 25, 1882: Buffalo's Curry Foley completes first cycle in major leagues with grand slam". SABR. Retrieved October 1, 2017.

[naturalized-5] "Charles J Foley". ancestry.com. U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791–1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project). Retrieved August 2, 2015.

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