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Billy Gilbert

Birthdate:

6/21/1876

Died:

8/8/1927

Height / Weight:

5' 4" / 153 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Tullytown, PA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Baseball player William Gilbert, St. Louis Cardinals second baseman, holding a baseball bat, standing in a batting stance prior to game against Chicago Cubs 1908 Photo - SUMMARY
Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Billy Gilbert of the National League's St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, holding a baseball bat, standing in a batting stance on the field at West Side Grounds, located between West Polk Street, South Wolcott Avenue (formerly Lincoln Street), West Taylor Street, and South Wood Street in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. Baseball players are standing in the background. SDN-054319, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

Billy Gilbert

An excellent athlete, Billy Gilbert played 8 years in the majors with four different teams. He started as a shortstop with Milwaukee of the American Association (a major league team in this era) and batted .270 in 127 games. Playing during the Dead Ball Era when the baseball was slightly larger in size and heavier in weight Billy Gilbert posted a .247 career-batting mark and a very solid .328 on-base-pct.and stole 167 career bases.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
8 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1901	MLA (AL)	127	492	77	133	14	7	0	43	31	0	19	0	0	5	15	0	.270	.320	SLG
1902	BLA (AL)	129	445	74	109	12	3	2	38	45	0	38	0	0	9	20	0	.245	.327	SLG
1903	NYG (NL)	128	413	62	104	9	0	1	40	41	0	37	0	0	20	26	0	.252	.348	SLG
1904	NYG (NL)	146	478	57	121	13	3	1	54	46	0	33	0	0	17	16	0	.253	.340	SLG
1905	NYG (NL)	115	376	45	93	11	3	0	24	41	0	11	0	0	6	14	0	.247	.331	SLG
1906	NYG (NL)	104	307	44	71	6	1	0	27	42	0	22	0	0	9	14	0	.231	.341	SLG
1908	STL (NL)	89	276	12	59	7	0	0	10	20	0	6	0	0	3	8	0	.214	.274	SLG
1909	STL (NL)	12	29	4	5	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	.172	.333	SLG
8 years		850	2816	375	695	72	17	4	237	270	0	167	0	0	72	113	0	.247	.328	.SLG

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