Clarence Edward (Chick) Galloway (August 4, 1896 – November 7, 1969) was a

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. From 1919 through 1928, Galloway played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1919–27) and Detroit Tigers (1928). He batted and threw right-handed. In a ten-season career, Galloway was a .264

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with 17

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s and 407 RBI in 1076 games. Galloway played football and basketball while attending

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in South Carolina. A native of

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, Galloway was the starting shortstop for the Philadelphia Athletics during six seasons until an accident shortened his career. He debuted with the A's in 1919, becoming a regular in 1921. Galloway appeared in the AL Most Valuable Player ballot for three consecutive years (1922–24). His most productive season came in 1922, when he posted career highs in

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(.324), runs (83), hits (185) and triples (nine), and led the

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in games played (155). Galloway got married on April 3, 1924, to Sarah Max Barnes "in the presence of a small company of immediate relatives and intimate friends". The ceremony took place in Landrum, South Carolina, officiated by the local Presbyterian minister who was a former classmate of Galloway's. The couple planned to live in Philadelphia during the summer months and would winter in Greenwood, South Carolina. The bride was a graduate of Intermont College in Bristol, Vermont and her father was the Greenwood county court secretary. In 1927, Galloway was seriously injured when an errant pitch during a batting practice fractured his skull. He played for the Detroit Tigers a year later, but his career ended after playing 53 games that season. Following his playing career, Galloway returned to Clinton and coached for the

, where he graduated in the 1910s. He also worked as a talent scout for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Athletics and Milwaukee Braves. Galloway was a baseball icon in his hometown, where he died at age 73.

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