| John Fitzgerald | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 28 |
| Debutyear: | 1958 |
| Debutteam: | San Francisco Giants |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 28 |
| Finalyear: | 1958 |
| Finalteam: | San Francisco Giants |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Games pitched |
| Stat1value: | 1 |
| Stat2label: | Innings pitched |
| Stat2value: | 3 |
| Stat3label: | Earned run average |
| Stat3value: | 3.00 |
| Teams: | |
John Francis Fitzgerald (born September 15, 1933) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched one game in Major League Baseball with the 1958 San Francisco Giants.[1] Born in Brooklyn, he threw and batted left-handed, stood 6feet tall and weighed .
Fitzgerald was playing American Legion Baseball in New York City in 1952 when he was signed by the New York Giants and assigned to the Northern League.[2]
On September 28, 1958, at Seals Stadium — in the last game of the MLB season — he pitched in one games for the Giants, started it, and threw three innings against the St. Louis Cardinals. He struck out three batters, and gave up just one hit, a home run to Joe Cunningham.[3] His three strikeouts came in the second inning when he fanned the side, setting down Ken Boyer (an 11-time All-Star and future National League MVP), Gene Green, and Bobby Gene Smith.[4] The Giants then defeated the Cardinals, 7–2, with relief pitcher Dom Zanni getting credit for the win.
Fitzgerald returned to the minor leagues in 1959 and left baseball in 1960.