1864
Born July 2, 1864
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Bob Gilks Notable
Bob Gilks played for three clubs across seven seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Cleveland Blues in 1887 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1893.
Across 340 games he batted .231, with 320 hits and 163 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 33 doubles and 47 stolen bases. He went 9 and 9 with a 3.98 earned run average, pitching 160.7 innings in 21 games. He struck out 36 and threw 1 shutout.
He led the league in saves once, in 1888, with 1. He played 258 games in the outfield, with 453 putouts and 33 errors.
He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on July 2, 1864, and died on August 20, 1944. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | CLE | 22 | 83 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 5 | .313 |
| 1888 | CLE | 119 | 484 | 59 | 111 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 7 | 36 | 16 | .229 |
| 1889 | CLV | 53 | 210 | 17 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 6 | .238 |
| 1890 | CLV | 130 | 544 | 65 | 116 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 32 | 38 | 17 | .213 |
| 1893 | BLN | 16 | 64 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .266 |
| Career | — | 340 | 1385 | 163 | 320 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 142 | 49 | 104 | 47 | .231 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | CLE | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 108.0 | 104 | 37 | 42 | 28 | 3.08 |
| 1888 | CLE | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21.0 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8.14 |
| 1890 | CLV | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 31.2 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4.26 |
| Career | — | 9 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 160.2 | 164 | 71 | 59 | 36 | 3.98 |
On this day & linked events
1944
Died August 20, 1944
Image: Old Judge, public domain