Barney Gilligan Notable

b. January 3, 1856 · Cleveland Blues 1879–1880, Providence Grays 1881–1885, Washington Nationals 1886–1887, Detroit Wolverines 1888

Barney Gilligan played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Blues in 1879 and closing with the Detroit Wolverines in 1888. His longest stay was with the Providence Grays, from 1881 to 1885.

Across 521 games he batted .207, with 386 hits and 215 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 68 doubles and 8 stolen bases.

He played 458 games behind the plate, with 2,488 putouts and 299 errors. He turned 62 double plays.

He was born in Cambridge, MA, USA on January 3, 1856, and died on April 1, 1934. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1879	CLV	52	205	20	35	6	2	0	11	0	13	0	.171
1880	CLV	30	99	9	17	4	3	1	13	6	12	0	.172
1881	PRO	46	183	19	40	7	2	0	20	9	24	0	.219
1882	PRO	56	201	32	45	7	6	0	26	4	26	0	.224
1883	PRO	74	263	34	52	13	3	0	24	26	32	0	.198
1884	PRO	82	294	47	72	13	2	1	38	35	41	0	.245
1885	PRO	71	252	23	54	7	3	0	12	23	33	0	.214
1886	WHS	81	273	23	52	9	2	0	17	39	35	6	.190
1887	WHS	28	90	7	18	2	0	1	6	5	18	2	.200
1888	DTN	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200
Career	—	521	1865	215	386	68	23	3	167	147	235	8	.207

On this day & linked events

1856

Born January 3, 1856

Cambridge, MA, USA

1934

Died April 1, 1934

1875

Major-league debut: Barney Gilligan

Barney Gilligan made a major-league debut on September 25, 1875.

1888

Final major-league game: Barney Gilligan

Barney Gilligan played a final major-league game on April 27, 1888.

Image: Goodwin & Company, public domain