1917
Born May 13, 1917
Riceville, TN, USA
Carden Gillenwater Notable
b. May 13, 1917 · St. Louis Cardinals 1940, Brooklyn Dodgers 1943, Boston Braves 1945–1946, Washington Senators 1948
Carden Gillenwater played for four clubs across nine seasons as a center fielder, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1940 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1948.
Across 335 games he batted .260, with 261 hits and 129 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 41 doubles and 20 stolen bases.
He played 296 games in the outfield, with 834 putouts and 19 errors.
He was born in Riceville, TN, USA on May 13, 1917, and died on May 10, 2000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | STL | 7 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .160 |
| 1943 | BRO | 8 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .176 |
| 1945 | BSN | 144 | 517 | 74 | 149 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 13 | .288 |
| 1946 | BSN | 99 | 224 | 30 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 39 | 27 | 3 | .228 |
| 1948 | WSH | 77 | 221 | 23 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 39 | 36 | 4 | .244 |
| Career | — | 335 | 1004 | 129 | 261 | 41 | 7 | 11 | 114 | 153 | 138 | 20 | .260 |
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