Raymond Francis Fitzgerald (December 5, 1904 in Chicopee, Massachusetts

Chicopee, Massachusetts

Chicopee is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 55,298, making it the second largest city in...

 – September 6, 1977 in Westfield, Massachusetts

Westfield, Massachusetts

Westfield is a city in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 41,094 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Code is 01085 for homes and businesses, 01086 for Westfield State...

) was a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 player. An outfielder

Outfielder

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 who batted from the right side and threw with his right hand, Fitzgerald had a listed height of 5'9" and a listed weight of 168 pounds.

Fitzgerald played in only one game in the majors, appearing as a pinch hitter

Pinch hitter

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 for the Cincinnati Reds

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 on April 18, 1931 in a 9-6 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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. He was active for several years in the minor leagues

Minor league baseball

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, however, with clubs such as the Toronto Maple Leafs.

External links

• Fitzgerald's major league statistics at Baseball-Reference.com