Henry Gillespie (baseball)
Henry Gillespie | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Cheraw, South Carolina | July 14, 1896|
Died: June 1, 1963 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 66)|
Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1921, for the Hilldale Club | |
Last appearance | |
1932, for the Bacharach Giants | |
Teams | |
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Henry Gillespie (July 14, 1896 – June 1, 1963) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s and 1930s.
A native of Cheraw, South Carolina, Gillespie made his Negro leagues debut in 1921 with the Hilldale Club. He went on to play for several teams, and finished his career in 1932 with the Bacharach Giants.[1][2] Gillespie died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1963 at age 66.
References[]
- ^ "Henry Gillespie". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Henry Gillespie". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1963 deaths
- Bacharach Giants players
- Baltimore Black Sox players
- Harrisburg Giants players
- Hilldale Club players
- Lincoln Giants players
- Philadelphia Tigers players
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Baseball pitchers
- Negro league baseball pitcher stubs