Harry Dorish

Harry "Fritz" Dorish (July 13, 1921 – December 31, 2000) was an American professional baseball player. Born in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, he was a right-handed pitcher over all or parts of ten Major League seasons (1947–56) with the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II, where he served in the Pacific Theater of Operations.[1]

Fritz Dorish
Pitcher
Born: July 13, 1921 Swoyersville, Pennsylvania
Died: December 31, 2000 (aged 79) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1947, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1956, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	45–43
Earned run average	3.83
Strikeouts	332
Innings pitched	​834 ^1⁄3
Teams
Boston Red Sox (1947–1949) St. Louis Browns (1950) Chicago White Sox (1951–1955) Baltimore Orioles (1955–1956) Boston Red Sox (1956)

Dorish was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 204 pounds (93 kg). For his big-league career, he compiled a 45–43 record in 323 appearances, mostly as a relief pitcher, with 48 saves, a 3.83 earned run average and 332 strikeouts. He allowed 850 hits and 301 bases on balls in 834​¹⁄₃ innings pitched. Dorish led the American League in saves in 1952 as a member of the White Sox. He stole home plate on the front end of a double steal on June 2, 1950, and is the last American League pitcher to steal home.

Dorish was a scout for the Red Sox, Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians, a minor-league manager, and the pitching coach for the Bosox (1963) and the Atlanta Braves (1968–71) after his 16-year (1941–42; 1946–59) playing career. He died in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, at the age of 79.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders

References

1. "Those Who Served, A–Z", Baseball in Wartime

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Harry Dorish at Find a Grave
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