Patrick Henry Friel (June 11, 1860 – January 15, 1924) was an American professional

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player. He played in

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as an

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from to Friel was born in

Lewisburg, West Virginia Lewisburg is a city in and the county seat of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,930 at the 2020 census. History Lewisburg is named after Andrew Lewis (American general), Andrew Lewis. In 1751 Lewis, as a youn ...

, and his brother

Bill Friel William Edward Friel (April 1, 1876 – December 24, 1959) was an American professional baseball player. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball, as a second baseman, third baseman and outfielder. Friel began his career in the minor le ...

was also a professional baseball player. He began his

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career in 1883, and continued through the end of the 1896 season. During that timespan, he played for the notable minor league team,

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and two

teams, the Syracuse Stars in , and the

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in . Friel died at the age of 63 in

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, and is interred at St. Francis Cemetery in

Pawtucket, Rhode Island Pawtucket ( ) is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 75,604 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making the city the fourth-largest in the state. Pawtucket borders Providence, Rhode Island, Prov ...

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