Jerry Dorgan

Catcher/Right fielder

Born: 1856
Meriden, Connecticut

Died: June 10, 1891 (aged 34–35)
Middletown, Connecticut

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

MLB debut

May 2, 1880, for the Worcester Ruby Legs

Last MLB appearance

August 23, 1885, for the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders

MLB statistics

Batting average

.233

Home runs

RBIs

Teams

Jeremiah F. "Jerry" Dorgan (1856 – June 10, 1891) was an American professional baseball player American from 1879 to 1887. He played four seasons of Major League Baseball as a right fielder and catcher for five major league clubs. He appeared in 131 major league games and compiled a .282 batting average with 22 doubles, four home runs and 49 RBIs.

Dorgan's baseball career reportedly came to an early end due to his "unconquerable appetite for liquor"; he died of alcohol poisoning in 1891 after being discovered intoxicated in a Connecticut barn with an empty liquor bottle by his side.

Dorgan was born in Meriden, Connecticut in 1856. His parents were Cornelius Dorgan and Mary (Cahill) Dorgan, both of whom were immigrants from Ireland. His older brother, Mike Dorgan, played ten seasons of Major League Baseball from 1877 to 1890.

Dorgan began his career as a professional baseball player in 1879 with the Holyoke, Massachusetts team where he compiled a .304 batting average.

Dorgan made his major league debut in July 1880 with the Worcester Ruby Legs in the National League. He appeared in 10 games for Worcester, nine of them as an outfielder, and had seven hits in 35 at bats. Dorgan also appeared in 22 games for the Albany, New York baseball club in 1880.

In 1881, Dorgan played for the Brooklyn Atlantics and New York Mets in the Eastern Championship Association. The following year he returned to the major leagues with the Philadelphia Athletics. He appeared in 44 games for Philadelphia, 25 as a catcher and 22 as an outfielder. He compiled a .282 average before being released by the club on September 4, 1882.

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