Edward Patrick Gharrity (March 13, 1892 — October 10, 1966) was an American

United States

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 professional baseball player and coach

Coach (baseball)

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. The native of Parnell, Iowa

Parnell, Iowa

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, threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 in 10 in (1.78 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77.1 kg).

Primarily a catcher

Catcher

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 in Major League Baseball

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, he also played first base

First baseman

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 and the outfield

Outfielder

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 for the Washington Senators

Minnesota Twins

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 from through , appearing in 671 games over an eight year period. After being out of baseball from 1924–1928, he served as a coach for Washington manager

Manager (baseball)

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 Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

Walter Perry Johnson , nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators...

 in and , getting into five more games as an active player. Gharrity later coached under Johnson again from 1933–1935 when "The Big Train" was manager of the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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He died at age 74 in Beloit, Wisconsin

Beloit, Wisconsin

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