Charlie Gould Notable

b. August 21, 1847 · Boston Red Stockings 1871–1872, Baltimore Canaries 1874, New Haven Elm Citys 1875, Cincinnati Reds 1876–1877

Charlie Gould played for four clubs across seven seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Boston Red Stockings in 1871 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1877.

Across 221 games he batted .257, with 248 hits and 138 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 37 doubles and 7 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 4.3 innings in 2 games.

He played 217 games at first base, with 2,342 putouts and 169 errors. He turned 114 double plays.

He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on August 21, 1847, and died on April 9, 1917. 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
1871*	BOS	31	151	38	43	9	2	2	32	3	1	6	.285
1872*	BOS	45	212	40	54	9	8	0	32	2	3	0	.255
1874*	BAL	33	143	19	32	6	0	0	14	2	2	1	.224
1875*	NHV	27	109	9	29	4	1	0	8	1	2	0	.266
1876	CIN	61	258	27	65	7	0	0	11	6	11	0	.252
1877	CIN	24	91	5	25	2	1	0	13	5	5	0	.275
Major leagues	—	85	349	32	90	9	1	0	24	11	16	0	.258
All seasons	—	221	964	138	248	37	12	2	110	19	24	7	.257

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1876	CIN	0	0	2	0	0	4.1	10	0	0	0	0.00
Career	—	0	0	2	0	0	4.1	10	0	0	0	0.00

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Charlie Gould, that is 1871–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1847

Born August 21, 1847

Cincinnati, OH, USA

1917

Died April 9, 1917

Image: Van Loo, Leon, 1841-1906 -- Photographer, public domain