Freddie Maguire

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  1. Cubs vs. Reds box score, Opening Day 1928
  2. "Freddy Maguire, Ex-Braves, H.C., Dies at Age 61". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1961.

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Freddie Maguire
Freddie Maguire newspaper.jpg
Second baseman
Born:(1899-05-10)May 10, 1899
Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: November 3, 1961(1961-11-03) (aged 62)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 22, 1922, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1931, for the Boston Braves