James G. Fogarty (February 12, 1864 – May 20, 1891) was an American professional baseball outfielder.

Fogarty was born in San Francisco, California, in 1864.

In 1883, he started his professional baseball career in the minor leagues.

[1] Fogarty was signed by the National League's Philadelphia Phillies based on a recommendation by Jerry Denny to Phillies manager Harry Wright.

[3] In 1890, Fogarty played for the Players League's Philadelphia Athletics, and he was also the team's manager for 16 games that season.