Cozy Dolan (1910s outfielder)

Cozy Dolan
Dolan in 1912
Outfielder
Born: (1889-12-23)December 23, 1889
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US
Died: December 10, 1958(1958-12-10) (aged 68)
Chicago, Illinois, US
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 15, 1909, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
July 7, 1922, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.252
Home runs6
Runs batted in111
Teams

Albert J. "Cozy" Dolan (born James Alberts, December 23, 1882[1] – December 10, 1958) was a Major League Baseball player. The 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 160-pound outfielder and third baseman played for six teams; the Cincinnati Reds (1909), the New York Highlanders (1911–1912), the Philadelphia Phillies (1912–1913), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1913), the St. Louis Cardinals (1914–1915) and the New York Giants (1922). Over his career he posted career numbers of 299 hits, 210 runs, 102 stolen bases, a .339 slugging percentage, and a .252 batting average.

In the final series of the 1924 season, the Giants were playing the Philadelphia Phillies at the Polo Grounds and battling for the pennant with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Giants outfielder Jimmy O'Connell offered Phillies shortstop Heinie Sand $500 to throw the games. Sand rejected the bribe and reported it to Phillies manager Art Fletcher. It eventually led to the lifetime suspension of O'Connell and Dolan, who was a coach for the Giants, by Commissioner Landis, although future-Hall of Famers Frankie Frisch, George Kelly, and Ross Youngs were also implicated.[2]

  1. ^ "Cozy Dolan Stats".
  2. ^ Jordan, David M. (2002). Occasional Glory: The History of the Philadelphia Phillies. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 64.