Gary Fortune | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Both |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | October 11, 1894 |
Birth Place: | High Point, North Carolina |
Death Place: | Washington, D.C. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | October 5 |
Debutyear: | 1916 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | August 2 |
Finalyear: | 1920 |
Finalteam: | Boston Red Sox |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 0–5 |
Stat2label: | Strikeouts |
Stat2value: | 23 |
Stat3label: | Earned run average |
Stat3value: | 6.61 |
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Garrett Reese Fortune (October 11, 1894 – September 23, 1955) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Philadelphia Phillies (1916, 1918) and Boston Red Sox (1920). Listed at,, Fortune was a switch-hitter and threw left-handed. He was born in High Point, North Carolina.
In a three-season career, Fortune posted a 0–5 record with 23 strikeouts and a 6.61 ERA in 20 appearances, including six starts, two complete games, 11 games finished, 46 walks, and 77.2 innings of work. Fortune died in Washington, D.C., in 1955, at age 60.