Paul Gillespie
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Paul Gillespie (Paul Allen Gillespie) was born on September 18, 1920 in Sugar Valley, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on September 11, 1942 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1945, his rookie year, he hit .288 with 3 home runs and 25 RBI. Gillespie played for the Chicago Cubs for his entire 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1942
| CHI
| N
| 5
| 16
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 4
| .250
| .294
| .625
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| 9
| 26
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 2
| .269
| .345
| .423
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1945
| CHI
| N
| 75
| 163
| 12
| 47
| 3
| 25
| .288
| .366
| .380
| 6
| 0
| 18
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 89
| 205
| 17
| 58
| 6
| 31
| .283
| .358
| .405
| 7
| 0
| 22
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
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| 1942
| CHI
| N
| C
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| C
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1945
| CHI
| N
| C
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 161
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1945
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 196
| 28
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Granted free agency (January 14, 1940).
- Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (@March, 1940).
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