Patrick Henry "Patsy" Dougherty (October 27, 1876 – April 30, 1940) was a

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from 1902 to 1911. He played for the Boston Americans (now the

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), the New York Highlanders (now the

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), and the

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. On July 29, 1903, Dougherty became the second Red Sox player (then known as the Americans) to

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. In Game 2 of the

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, the first modern World Series, Dougherty became the first player to accomplish several feats; he became the first Boston player to hit a World Series

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, the first player to hit two home runs in a single World Series game, and the first player to hit a leadoff

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in a World Series game (a feat not matched until the

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, by Alcides Escobar of the

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). In a 10-year major league career, covering 1233 games, Dougherty compiled a .284 batting average (1294-for-4558) with 678 runs, 17

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, 413 RBI and 261

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. In his two postseason appearances, in the 1903 and '06 World Series, he batted .185 (10-for-54) with 2 home runs and 6 RBI. Dougherty died in

Bolivar, New York Bolivar ( ) is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 2,051 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Simón Bolívar. Bolivar is on the south border of the county and is east of Olean. There is also a villag ...

, at the age of 63 and was buried at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Bolivar.Baseball-Almanac.com
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