# Lou Galvin

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1863–1916)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Lou Galvin
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|bats=Unknown
|throws=Unknown
|birth_date={{birth date|1863|4|23}}
|birth_place=[St. Paul, Minnesota](/source/St._Paul%2C_Minnesota), U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1916|8|25|1863|4|23}}
|death_place=[Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), California, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=October 1
|debutyear={{Baseball year|1884}}
|debutteam=[St. Paul Saints](/source/St._Paul_Saints_(Union_Association))
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 12
|finalyear={{Baseball year|1884}}
|finalteam=[St. Paul Saints](/source/St._Paul_Saints_(Union_Association))
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win_(baseball))
|stat1value=0–2
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value=2.88
|stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat3value=17
|teams=
* [St. Paul Saints](/source/St._Paul_Saints_(Union_Association)) ({{Baseball year|1884}})
}}
'''James Louis Galvin ''' (April 23, 1863 - August 25, 1916) was an American [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher) who played with the [St. Paul Saints](/source/St._Paul_Saints_(Union_Association)) of the [Union Association](/source/Union_Association).

==Career==
Galvin played with the St. Paul Red Caps in 1883.<ref name="Foster's Finesse.">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93897637/fosters-finesse/|title=Foster's Finesse.|page=5|work=[The St. Paul Globe](/source/The_St._Paul_Globe)|via=Newspapers.com|date=June 26, 1883 |accessdate=January 31, 2022}}</ref><ref name="St. Paul Wins A Game">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93897345/st-paul-wins-a-game/|title=St. Paul Wins A Game|page=4|work=[The St. Paul Globe](/source/The_St._Paul_Globe)|via=Newspapers.com|date=June 12, 1884 |accessdate=January 31, 2022}}</ref> By 1884, he joined the [St. Paul Saints](/source/St._Paul_Saints_(Union_Association)) of the [Northwestern League](/source/Northwestern_League), and appeared in nine games as a pitcher and 22 games as an [outfielder](/source/outfielder).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=76958837|title=1884 St. Paul Apostles|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>

When St. Paul joined the [Union Association](/source/Union_Association) in late September,<ref name="The Closing Season">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93896115/the-closing-season/|title=The Closing Season|page=3|work=[The Philadelphia Times](/source/The_Times_(Philadelphia))|via=Newspapers.com|date=September 29, 1884 |accessdate=January 31, 2022}}</ref> Galvin remained with the club and appeared in three games from October 1 to October 12.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/galvilo01.shtml|title=Lou Galvin at Baseball-Reference|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> ''[The Kansas City Star](/source/The_Kansas_City_Star)'' described him as "one of the swiftest pitchers in the country" at the time.<ref name="St. Paul Club">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93857124/st-paul-club/|title=St. Paul Club|page=1|work=[The Kansas City Star](/source/The_Kansas_City_Star)|via=Newspapers.com|date=October 7, 1884 |accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref>

In 1885, Galvin played for [Springfield](/source/Springfield%2C_Ohio) in the [Interstate League](/source/Interstate_League), [Omaha Omahogs](/source/Omaha_Omahogs) and [Keokuk Hawkeyes](/source/Keokuk_Hawkeyes) of the [Western League](/source/Western_League_(1885%E2%80%931899)) and [Haverhill](/source/Haverhill%2C_Massachusetts) and [Lawrence](/source/Lawrence%2C_Massachusetts) of the [Eastern New England League](/source/Eastern_New_England_League). In his last professional season of 1886, he played for the [Oswego](/source/Oswego%2C_New_York) club of the [International League](/source/International_League),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=76958837|title=Lou Galvin independent league stats at Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> and the [Meriden, Connecticut](/source/Meriden%2C_Connecticut_minor_league_baseball_history) club.<ref name="Small Talk">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94057885/small-talk/|title=Small Talk|page=1|work=[The St. Paul Globe](/source/The_St._Paul_Globe)|via=Newspapers.com|date=May 7, 1886 |accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref>

In October 1886, he accepted a job at a boot and shoe establishment in Haverhill.<ref name="Sporting News">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94057885/small-talk/|title=Sporting News|page=1|work=[The St. Paul Globe](/source/The_St._Paul_Globe)|via=Newspapers.com|date=October 8, 1886 |accessdate=February 2, 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Galvin's father, Henry, worked as a [police officer](/source/police_officer) in [St. Paul, Minnesota](/source/St._Paul%2C_Minnesota) for 30 years. Galvin himself later became a patrolman.<ref name="Police Veteran on Verge of Grave">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93898861/police-veteran-on-verge-of-grave/|title=Police Veteran on Verge of Grave|page=3|work=[The St. Paul Globe](/source/The_St._Paul_Globe)|via=Newspapers.com|date=April 26, 1903|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref>

Galvin was not related to future [Baseball Hall of Fame](/source/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum) pitcher [Pud Galvin](/source/Pud_Galvin), who at the time was pitching for the [Buffalo Bisons](/source/Buffalo_Bisons_(National_League)).<ref name="Base Ball Yesterday">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93856076/base-ball-yesterday/|title=Base Ball Yesterday|page=5|work=[The St. Paul Globe](/source/The_St._Paul_Globe)|via=Newspapers.com|date=October 7, 1884 |accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> Some newspaper accounts in October 1884 initially identified the two as brothers.<ref name="Balls and Strikes">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93855959/balls-and-strikes/|title=Balls and Strikes|page=5|work=[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)|via=Newspapers.com|date=October 7, 1884 |accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|9}}

==External links==
{{Baseballstats|br=g/galvilo01|brm=galvin001lou}}

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Category:1863 births
Category:1916 deaths
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Baseball players from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Category:St. Paul Saints (UA) players
Category:St. Paul Apostles players
Category:Haverhill (minor league baseball) players
Category:Springfield, Ohio (minor league baseball) players
Category:Omaha Omahogs players
Category:Keokuk Hawkeyes players
Category:Lawrence (minor league baseball) players
Category:Oswego Starchboxes players
Category:19th-century baseball players
Category:19th-century American sportsmen
Category:Baseball players from Los Angeles

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