1896
Born July 14, 1896
Cheraw, SC, USA
Henry Gillespie Notable
b. July 14, 1896 · Hilldale Club 1921–1922, 1930, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1925, 1927, New York Lincoln Giants 1925, Harrisburg Giants 1926, Philadelphia Tigers 1928, Harlem Stars 1931, Baltimore Black Sox 1931
Henry Gillespie played for seven clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Hilldale Club in 1921 and closing with the Baltimore Black Sox in 1931.
He went 9 and 15 with a 5.89 earned run average, pitching 197 innings in 42 games. He struck out 79. Across 61 games he batted .316, with 37 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Cheraw, SC, USA on July 14, 1896, and died on June 1, 1963.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921* | HIL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1922* | HIL | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .067 |
| 1925 | ACB/NLG | 14 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| 1926 | HBG | 14 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .421 |
| 1927 | ACB | 12 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| 1928 | PTG | 7 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| 1930* | HIL | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1931* | BBS/HAR | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| Major leagues | — | 47 | 88 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .341 |
| All seasons | — | 61 | 117 | 18 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921* | HIL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6.00 |
| 1922* | HIL | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 39.0 | 45 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 4.85 |
| 1925 | ACB/NLG | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 54.0 | 66 | 40 | 31 | 26 | 6.67 |
| 1926 | HBG | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19.2 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 6.41 |
| 1927 | ACB | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 42.2 | 48 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 5.91 |
| 1928 | PTG | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11.2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8.49 |
| 1930* | HIL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10.80 |
| 1931* | BBS/HAR | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1.69 |
| Major leagues | — | 4 | 12 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 128.0 | 154 | 93 | 68 | 51 | 6.54 |
| All seasons | — | 9 | 15 | 42 | 21 | 2 | 197.0 | 233 | 129 | 90 | 79 | 5.89 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Henry Gillespie, that is 1921–1931. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1963