Fogarty was born in
San Francisco, California, in 1864. In 1883, he started his professional baseball career in the minor leagues. Fogarty was signed by the
National League's
Philadelphia Phillies based on a recommendation by
Jerry Denny to Phillies manager
Harry Wright. Fogarty played for the Phillies from 1884 to 1889. In 1890, Fogarty played for the
Players' League's
Philadelphia Athletics, and he was also the team's manager for 16 games that season. Before the 1891 season, Fogarty contracted
tuberculosis. He died in
Philadelphia in May at the age of 27. ==See also==