Edward Michael Gallagher (November 28, 1910 – December 22, 1981) was a

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who played for the

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during the season. Listed at , 197 lb., Gallagher was a switch-hitter and threw

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Biography

A native of

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, Gallagher attended

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and graduated from

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itself in 1932. A multi-sport athlete at BC, Gallagher not only excelled at baseball but also was a two-way player for the school's football squad. While at Boston College in 1931, he played for the Barnstable town team in the

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and returned to Barnstable to play again in 1933 after his one-year stint in the big leagues. Upon graduation, Gallagher signed with the Red Sox and posted a 0–3 record with six

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s and a 12.55

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of work in the 1932 season. His best outing came on September 17, when he tossed seven innings and allowed just four hits and two earned runs in the Red Sox' 5–0 defeat to the

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. In his final appearance for Boston, Gallagher surrendered a three-run home run to Hall of Famer

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. An injury to Gallagher's leg in 1933, sustained while pitching batting practice, ended his major league career. After his baseball career, Gallagher worked as a personal secretary to

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, son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Gallagher served as the Massachusetts campaign chairman for FDR's 1936 re-election bid and later succeeded his father, Edward Sr., as president of Wonderland Greyhound Park. Gallagher served as president of the Boston College

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in 1955 and 1956 and was inducted into the school's Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1976. Gallagher died in

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in 1981 at age 71 after a five-year illness.

References

External links

Baseball Reference
*Biographical profile fro
Society for American Baseball Research
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallagher, Ed Baseball players from Boston Boston Red Sox players Major League Baseball pitchers Boston College High School alumni Boston College Eagles baseball players Boston College Eagles football players Hyannis Harbor Hawks players Cape Cod Baseball League players (pre-modern era) 1910 births 1981 deaths People from Dorchester, Boston