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Census entry for
Cornelius Dorgan and family. Son Michael age 6. Son Jerry age 1. Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; Roll: M653_83; Page: 277; Image: 279; Family History Library Film: 803083. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census
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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.
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published a front-page account of his death under the headline, "THE WAGES OF SIN: A Once
Promising Career Ended By Disgraceful Death." Dorgan was interred at the St. John Cemetery in Middletown.
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and four games for the
Brooklyn Atlantics. He was released by Indianapolis in July and by Brooklyn in August 1884. He compiled a .299 batting average in 154 at bats during the 1884 season.
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called him "a fine outfielder and a heavy batsman" who had promise, but whose career ended prematurely due to "irregular habits" and "his unconquerable appetite for liquor."
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After his major league career ended, Dorgan played two additional seasons in the
Eastern League, for the Meriden Silvermen in 1886 and for the Hartford Dark Blues in 1887.
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In 1881, Dorgan played for the
Brooklyn Atlantics and New York Mets in the Eastern Championship Association. The following year he returned to the major leagues with the
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Dorgan died in June 1891 at age 35, after being found lying inebriated at 2 a.m. with an empty liquor bottle beside him in a stable behind the
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in 1856. His parents were
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Over the course of four major league seasons, Dorgan appeared in 131 major league games and compiled a .282
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Dorgan began his career as a professional baseball player in 1879 with the
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and 49 RBIs. Alcohol was blamed for the early end to his career.
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In 1885, Dorgan appeared in 39 games, all in the outfield, for the
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Dorgan made his major league debut in July 1880 with the
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