Harry Dorish

Harry Dorish
Harry Dorish
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	Pitcher
	Born: July 13, 1921; Swoyersville, Pennsylvania
	Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; 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
Teams
	Boston Red Sox (1947–1949, 1956); St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles (1950, 1955–1956); Chicago White Sox (1951–1955);

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 seasons (1947–56) with the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox. For his career, he compiled a 45–43 record in 323 appearances, mostly as a relief pitcher, with a 3.83 earned run average and 332 strikeouts. Dorish 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, and the pitching coach for the Bosox (1963) and the Atlanta Braves (1968–71) after his playing career. He died in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, at the age of 79.

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Preceded by Sal Maglie	Boston Red Sox pitching coach 1963	Succeeded by Bob Turley
Preceded by Whit Wyatt	Atlanta Braves pitching coach 1968–1971	Succeeded by Lew Burdette

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