Charles "Pat" Dougherty (October 26, 1879 – July 12, 1939) was a

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for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League. Sportswriter and fellow player Jimmy Smith put Dougherty on his 1909 "All American Team.""The Base Ball Spirit In The East." Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, December 25, 1909, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2
/ref> Dougherty died at the age of 59 in Chicago, Illinois. He is buried at Lincoln Cemetery at

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