1881
Born August 22, 1881
San Antonio, TX, USA
Bill Gatewood Notable
b. August 22, 1881 · Chicago Leland Giants 1906, 1909, Cuban X Giants 1906, Chicago Giants 1911, Chicago American Giants 1912–1913, 1915, New York Lincoln Giants 1914, St. Louis Giants 1915–1916, Indianapolis ABCs 1917, Detroit Stars 1920–1921, St. Louis Stars 1922, 1927, Toledo Tigers 1923, Milwaukee Bears 1923, Memphis Red Sox 1925, Birmingham Black Barons 1927
Bill Gatewood played for 13 clubs across 22 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Leland Giants in 1906 and closing with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1927.
He went 53 and 55 with a 3.67 earned run average, pitching 998 innings in 170 games. He struck out 473, completed 70 of his 113 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 270 games he batted .280, with 144 hits and 73 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 23 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He was born in San Antonio, TX, USA on August 22, 1881, and died on December 8, 1962. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906* | CXG/LEL | 12 | 39 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1909* | LEL | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| 1911* | COG | 12 | 39 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1912* | CAG | 18 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .163 |
| 1913* | CAG | 19 | 45 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1914* | NLG | 16 | 45 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 1915* | CAG/SLG | 21 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| 1916* | SLG | 11 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| 1917* | ABC | 28 | 49 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| 1920 | DS | 29 | 47 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| 1921 | DS | 30 | 48 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .354 |
| 1922 | SLS | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1923 | MB/TT | 31 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1925 | MRS | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| 1927 | BBB/SLS | 17 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| Major leagues | — | 128 | 170 | 31 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| All seasons | — | 270 | 514 | 73 | 144 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 58 | 0 | 3 | .280 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906* | CXG/LEL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23.1 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3.86 |
| 1909* | LEL | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23.1 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 5.79 |
| 1911* | COG | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 52.1 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 28 | 3.78 |
| 1912* | CAG | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 74.0 | 68 | 23 | 18 | 36 | 2.80 |
| 1913* | CAG | 6 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 99.1 | 104 | 29 | 31 | 54 | 2.63 |
| 1914* | NLG | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 77.1 | 108 | 41 | 28 | 43 | 4.77 |
| 1915* | CAG/SLG | 3 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 90.2 | 94 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 1916* | SLG | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 77.0 | 65 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 1.75 |
| 1917* | ABC | 7 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 118.2 | 130 | 48 | 33 | 63 | 3.64 |
| 1920 | DS | 11 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 122.0 | 108 | 37 | 35 | 68 | 2.73 |
| 1921 | DS | 4 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 101.1 | 93 | 32 | 26 | 51 | 2.84 |
| 1922 | SLS | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 18.78 |
| 1923 | MB/TT | 2 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 58.0 | 78 | 37 | 24 | 18 | 5.74 |
| 1925 | MRS | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21.2 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 7.89 |
| 1927 | BBB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 52.0 | 55 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 4.50 |
| Major leagues | — | 18 | 22 | 73 | 44 | 3 | 362.2 | 372 | 167 | 121 | 166 | 4.14 |
| All seasons | — | 53 | 55 | 170 | 113 | 6 | 998.2 | 1053 | 407 | 299 | 473 | 3.67 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Bill Gatewood, that is 1906–1917. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1962
Died December 8, 1962
Image: Chicago Daily News, public domain