John Fitzpatrick

John Arthur Fitzpatrick

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1½", Weight 185 lb.

• Born March 19, 1904 in LaSalle, IL USA
• Died November 19, 1990 in San Diego, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher John Fitzpatrick began his minor league career with the Oklahoma City Indians in 1923.

Fitzpatrick managed in the minors from 1936 to 1941 and 1944 to 1948. He was a coach for the Hollywood Stars from 1949 to 1952.

Fitzpatrick finally made the majors as a Pittsburgh Pirates coach from 1953 to 1956 and a Milwaukee Braves coach in 1958 and 1959.

Fitzpatrick returned to the minors as a manager from 1960 to 1966.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1936	Kilgore Braves	East Texas League		--	none	--	replaced Dutch Seebold July 6 replaced by Robert Rawlins
1937	Davenport Blue Sox	Western League	57-59	3rd	Brooklyn Dodgers	none
1938	Rayne Rice Birds	Evangeline League	74-62	2nd	Chicago White Sox	Lost in 1st round
	Oklahoma City Indians	Texas League	19-10	3rd	none	Lost in 1st round	replaced Jim Keesey (70-60) on August 15
1939	Longview Cannibals	East Texas League	59-79	7th	Chicago White Sox
1940	Waterloo Hawks	Three-I League	18-46	--	Chicago White Sox	--	replaced by Frederick Bedore (18-39) on July 11
1941	Salina Millers	Western Association		7th	Cleveland Indians		replaced Jimmy Payton June 16
1944	Olean Oilers	PONY League	57-66	5th	Brooklyn Dodgers
1945	Olean Oilers	PONY League	40-86	8th	Brooklyn Dodgers
1946	Newport News Dodgers	Piedmont League	76-64	3rd	Brooklyn Dodgers	League Champs
1947	Newport News Dodgers	Piedmont League	59-81	6th	Brooklyn Dodgers
1948	Pueblo Dodgers	Western League	69-70	5th	Brooklyn Dodgers
1956	Williamsport Grays	Eastern League	60-78	7th	Pittsburgh Pirates
1960	Fargo-Moorhead Twins	Northern League	58-66	6th	New York Yankees
1961	Morristown Cubs	Appalachian League	34-36	5th	Chicago Cubs	none
1962	Quad Cities Angels	Midwest League	71-54	3rd	Los Angeles Angels
1963	Nashville Volunteers	South Atlantic League	53-86	8th	Los Angeles Angels
1964	Idaho Falls Angels	Pioneer League	28-38	4th	Los Angeles Angels
1966	Idaho Falls Angels	Pioneer League		3rd	California Angels		replaced Joe Gordon