| Jerry Dorgan | |
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| Catcher/Right fielder | |
| Born: 1856 Meriden, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| Died: June 10, 1891 (aged 34–35) Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 2, 1880, for the Worcester Ruby Legs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 23, 1885, for the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .282 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| RBIs | 49 |
| Teams | |
Jeremiah F. Dorgan (1856 – June 10, 1891) was an American professional baseball player from 1879 to 1887. He played four seasons of Major League Baseball as a right fielder and catcher for five major league clubs. He appeared in 131 major league games and compiled a .282 batting average with 22 doubles, four triples, no home runs and 49 RBIs.
Dorgan's baseball career reportedly came to an early end due to his "unconquerable appetite for liquor"; he died of alcohol poisoning in 1891 after being discovered intoxicated in a Connecticut barn with an empty liquor bottle by his side.