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

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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 2015 World Series, by Alcides Escobar of the

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in Game 1). In a 10-year major league career, covering 1233 games, Dougherty compiled a .284

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