Chick Gandil Notable

b. January 19, 1888 · Chicago White Sox 1910, 1917–1919, Washington Senators 1912–1915, Cleveland Indians 1916

Chick Gandil played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1910 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1919.

Across 1,147 games he batted .277, with 1,176 hits and 449 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 173 doubles, 78 triples and 153 stolen bases.

He played 1,138 games at first base, with 11,118 putouts and 99 errors. He turned 630 double plays.

He was born in St. Paul, MN, USA on January 19, 1888, and died on December 13, 1970. 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
1910	CHW	77	275	21	53	7	3	2	21	24	40	12	.193
1912	WSH	117	443	59	135	20	15	2	81	27	43	21	.305
1913	WSH	148	550	61	175	25	8	1	72	36	33	22	.318
1914	WSH	145	526	48	136	24	10	3	75	44	44	30	.259
1915	WSH	136	485	53	141	20	15	2	64	29	33	20	.291
1916	CLE	146	533	51	138	26	9	0	72	36	48	13	.259
1917	CHW	149	553	53	151	9	7	0	57	30	36	16	.273
1918	CHW	114	439	49	119	18	4	0	55	27	19	9	.271
1919	CHW	115	441	54	128	24	7	1	60	20	20	10	.290
Career	—	1147	4245	449	1176	173	78	11	557	273	316	153	.277

On this day & linked events

1888

Born January 19, 1888

St. Paul, MN, USA

1970

Died December 13, 1970

1910

Major-league debut: Chick Gandil

Chick Gandil made a major-league debut on April 14, 1910.

1919

Final major-league game: Chick Gandil

Chick Gandil played a final major-league game on September 28, 1919.

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