Cozy Dolan (dolanco01)

Patrick Henry Dolan

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10", Weight 160 lb.

• Debut April 26, 1895
• Final Game October 5, 1906
• Born January 9, 1873 in Athlone Ireland
• Died March 29, 1907 in Louisville, KY USA

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Biographical Information

Patrick "Cozy" Dolan came up as a pitcher in 1895 and 1896 and returned as mainly an outfielder/first baseman from 1900 to 1906. As a pitcher in 1895 he went 11-7, while as a position player his most notable year was perhaps 1904 when he hit 10 triples and 6 home runs (he was third in the league in home runs).

Dolan fell ill during the Boston Braves spring training in 1907 and died of typhoid fever at age 34. The previous season he had led the team with 152 games played.

He was usually listed as being born in Cambridge, MA in 1872, but had in fact been born Ireland a few days into January in 1873. In 1894 and 1895 he played for the minor league team in Portland, ME, and made his major league debut in 1895. After his time in the majors in 1895 and 1896, he continued to play for various East Coast minor league teams in 1896-1900. With Springfield (MA) in 1898, his pitching record was 9-8 and he hit .309 on a team that also featured the 40-year-old Dan Brouthers.

Cozy came back to the majors for 13 games in 1900, and while he didn't hit much for the Chicago Orphans, he stuck with the team the following year. In June 1901 the Brooklyn Superbas bought him, and the following year he led their 1902 team in games played, plate appearances and at-bats as the Superbas finished second in the National League, albeit distantly behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

He jumped to the young American League in 1903, but was traded back to the National League in mid-season.

He stayed with the Cincinnati Reds the following year, 1904, having a good year, but when he started slowly in 1905 he was sold to the Boston Beaneaters, for whom he played regularly in the rest of 1905 and in 1906.