Gil McDougald
American baseball player (1928-2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gilbert James McDougald (May 19, 1928 – November 28, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who spent ten major league seasons playing for the New York Yankees from 1951 through 1960.
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Gil McDougald | |
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Infielder | |
Born: (1928-05-19)May 19, 1928 San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
Died: November 28, 2010(2010-11-28) (aged 82) Wall Township, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 20, 1951, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 2, 1960, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .276 |
Home runs | 112 |
Runs batted in | 576 |
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McDougald was the 1951 American League (AL) Rookie of the Year. He was an All-Star for five seasons, and was a member of eight American League pennant-winning teams and five World Series champion teams. He was known for hitting a line drive that severely injured pitcher Herb Score's right eye during a game at Municipal Stadium in 1957.