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  Gil McDougald - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1958, McDougald was given the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, which is awarded annually by the Phi Delta Theta fraternity (to which Gehrig belonged) at Columbia University.
McDougald led all American League infielders in double plays at three different positions - at third base (1952), at second base (1955) and shortstop (1957).
McDougald is a former baseball coach at Fordham University.
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 Gil McDougald | The BASEBALL Page
Three years later, McDougald was the American League Rookie of the Year, and appeared to have as bright a future as his rookie teammate: Mickey Mantle.
McDougald was the lates in a line of infielders the Yankees developed out of San Francisco, including Tony Lazzeri, Frank Crosetti, and Jerry Coleman...
McDougald played for Rogers Hornsby in the minor leagues, and the Hall of Fame second baseman predicted stardom for the infielder.
www.thebaseballpage.com /players/mcdougi01.php   (859 words)

  
 American Heroes
Gil McDougald was Rookie of the Year in 1951 beating out his highly touted teammate Mickey Mantle.
McDougald best season was 1956 when he hit.311and lined seven hits in the 1956 WS as the Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 Games.
Gil McDougald was a outstanding all-around New York Yankees all thru the 1950's.
www.baseballhistorian.com /html/american_heroes.cfm?page=29   (7748 words)

  
 Baseball Savvy: Where Are They Now - Gil McDougald
Former New York Yankee infielder Gil McDougald is hearing impaired, and while his cochlear implant helps him connect face-to-face, he is still a little uncomfortable with the telephone.
While he still enjoys baseball and gets a kick out of what Tiger Woods is doing, McDougald's first love is basketball, and he would have pursued a hoops career, if not for the fact that he "wasn't tall or enough or quick enough" to be successful.
McDougald is also known for hitting the line drive which struck Cleveland pitcher Herb Score in the face, prematurely ending his career, in the 1957 All-Star game.
www.baseballsavvy.com /archive/w_mcdoug.html   (390 words)

  
 The New York Times: This Day In Sports
The Yankees' biggest threat against Podres came in the last of the sixth when Billy Martin walked and Gil McDougald outgalloped a bunt for a hit to put two on with nobody out.
But McDougald had gone well down from first, with the result that when Sandy fired the ball to Reese, the shortstop, who in turn relayed it to Hodges at first, McDougald was doubled off the bag by inches.
Gil would have stretched halfway across the Bronx for that one.
www.nytimes.com /packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/10.04.html   (801 words)

  
 Gil McDougald Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Gil McDougald was born on Saturday, May 19, 1928, in San Francisco, California.
McDougald was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1951, with the New York Yankees.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Gil McDougald baseball stats page.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=mcdougi01   (301 words)

  
 Amoros, Sandy - Negro League Baseball Player
It was 2 to 0, Dodgers, in the bottom of the sixth, when with one out the Yankees put two men on base: Martin walked, and then Gil McDougald bunted safely.
He called for the ball, and Amoros hit him in the chest, and without hesitation Reese fired over to Gil Hodges at first, where the base umpire signaled the hasty McDougald out.
McDougald, who had not figured Amoros to catch the ball, had run almost to second base and was caught stranded for the third out.
www.nlbpa.com /amoros__sandy.html   (954 words)

  
 Gil McDougald - BR Bullpen
An extremely versatile player, Gil McDougald excelled defensively at second, third, and shortstop over a ten year career with the New York Yankees.
Manager Casey Stengel used this versatility to plug McDougald into whatever hole in the lineup he had that season or to find the most favorable matchup among his middle infielders on a given day.
Offensively, Gil was never a powerhouse player but he had no real weaknesses.
www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Gil_McDougald   (140 words)

  
 Gil Hodges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hodges was born in Princeton, Indiana, the son of coal miner Charlie and his wife Irene; the family moved to nearby Petersburg when Gil was seven.
The fact that Gil Hodges has not been elected to membership in the Baseball Hall of Fame is somewhat controversial.
He was considered to be one of the finest players of the 1950s, and graduated to managerial success with the Mets.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gil_Hodges   (2753 words)

  
 Gil McDougald 1958 Game by Game Batting Logs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Gil McDougald appeared in 138 Major League games during the 1958 regular season.
The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games McDougald appeared in, specifically relating to his 1958 hitting statistics.
If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), McDougald started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/hittinglogs.php?p=mcdougi01&y=1958   (194 words)

  
 AmericanHeritage.com / BEYOND THE HEARING AID
BY T. DURING THE 1950s, IN THE GLORY DAYS OF THE NEW YORK Yankees, Gil McDougald was the 1951 Rookie of the Year and a five-time All-Star infielder.
McDougald was not severely injured, missing only a few games before returning to the lineup.
Gil McDougald has reason to count himself fortunate, for he is in the last of these groups.
www.americanheritage.com /articles/magazine/it/2001/2/2001_2_36.shtml   (4301 words)

  
 Gil McDougald Books on Amazon.com
Gil McDougald made his Major League debut on 04-20-1951 with the New York Yankees.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present all the Gil McDougald books currently listed on Amazon.com - the leading providing of online Gil McDougald books.
Did you know that Baseball Almanac is attempting to catalog every ballplayer who has appeared on a Baseball Digest Cover since the magazine was first published in August 1942 when major league games were confined to the eastern and midwestern regions of the country?
www.baseball-almanac.com /books/index.php?p=mcdougi01   (281 words)

  
 TIME.com: Fastest & Finest -- May 20, 1957 -- Page 1
Spraddle-legged in the batter's box, Yankee Shortstop Gil McDougald figured he was going to have to swing on the next one.
McDougald lashed it back, a string-straight drive that ended in the sickening sound of a baseball meeting human bone.
Batter McDougald, thrown out at first by the Cleveland third baseman who retrieved the ball, raced back to help.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,809517,00.html   (548 words)

  
 The New York Times: This Day In Sports
CLEVELAND-Of tremendously greater concern to the Indians than the 2‚1 decision they took from the Yankees tonight was an accident that befell Herb Score, their million-dollar southpaw.
Felled by a line drive from the bat of Gil McDougald in the first inning, Score, the sight in his right eye endangered and his nose fractured, was removed on a stretcher and taken to Lakeside Hospital.
His unlimited career was effectively ruined two years later when a line drive off the bat of the Yankees' Gil McDougald hit him near the right eye.
www.nytimes.com /packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/05.07.html   (643 words)

  
 eBay - gil mcdougald, Cards, Autographs-Original items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Gil McDougald 2000 UD Legendary Pinstripe Auto / Jersey
Gil McDougald Yankees Signed Baseball 1951 AL ROY w/COA
1952 Bowman Gil McDougald (R) #33 PSA 9
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 Rare Sports Films - Vintage Baseball Video Sports Auto Racing Events
Following the official 1955 World Series film by Major League Baseball (long version) is a short version or World Series wrap-up, produced by one of the national sports news services of the early 1950's.
Gil McDougald homers for the Yankees, but Brooklyn wins, 8-5.
In a well-pitched game, the Dodgers score single runs in the 4th and 6th innings on a single and sac fly, both by Gil Hodges.
www.raresportsfilms.com /1955world.html   (844 words)

  
 Gil McDougald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In 1961 he was selected by the Washington Senators (now the Texas Rangers) in the expansion draft.
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 Kodak Presents - Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments brought to you by The Sporting News
Podres, the Brooklyn starter, had pitched well but ran into trouble in the bottom of the sixth when he walked Billy Martin to start the inning and Gil McDougald reached on a bunt single.
Reese fires to Gil Hodges at first base in time to double up McDougald.
I'm sure Gil thought the same thing I thought when the ball was hit -- that it was in there." -- Reese.
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 Gil McDougald Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
In the second inning, Jackie Robinson smashed a line drive that was deflected by Yankees third baseman Andy Carey to shortstop Gil McDougald, who threw out Robinson at first in a close play.
View Gil McDougald's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
Statistics may come from our work, the Baseball Databank, or other sources including SABR.org.
www.baseball-reference.com /m/mcdougi01.shtml   (534 words)

  
 The Sporting News Archives - Mantle is the fastest in the AL
That 3.4 was matched only by Gil Coan and Jim Busby, both of the Senators' outfield.
Illustrating the tremendous club swiftness which gave the world's champions the team foot-racing title, too, was the fact that four other Yankees were at the top in the standings.
Besides Mantle's first, Gil McDougald, Phil Rizzuto, Irv Noren and Gene Woodling hit 3.6 seconds to wind up in a seven-way deadlock for fourth in the 90-foot dash for batters.
www.sportingnews.com /archives/baseball/108867.html   (653 words)

  
 Major League Baseball : History : All-Star Game Recaps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
But two American League singles in the sixth by Frank Malzone and Gil McDougald provided the difference for the American League.
All 13 of the hits recorded in the game were singles -- nine for the AL and four for the NL -- with each team committing two errors.
The game was tight throughout, with the AL scoring the eventual game-winning run on a single by the Yankees' Gil McDougald after a costly error by third baseman Frank Thomas of the Pirates.
mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/history/mlb_asgrecaps_story_headline.jsp?story_page=recap_1958   (245 words)

  
 KnoxNews: Baseball
Abreu hit a three-run homer and a three-run double in a nine-run first and finished with a career-high seven RBIs on Tuesday night in the New York Yankees' 12-4 rout of Tampa Bay.
Abreu became the first Yankees player with six RBIs in an inning since Gil McDougald in the ninth on May 3, 1951.
In his first game since breaking his left wrist on May 11, Hideki Matsui was 4-for-4 with four singles and a walk.
www.knoxnews.com /kns/baseball/article/0,1406,KNS_318_4988399,00.html   (331 words)

  
 The Sporting News: Baseball History of the World Series
Backed by Gil McDougald's bases-empty home run in the third inning, left fielder Elston Howard's rally-snuffing catch of Red Schoendienst's sixth-inning liner (which was turned into a double play) and the Yanks' six-run explosion against Burdette and Juan Pizarro in the bottom of the sixth, Turley was a 7-0 victor.
New York snapped a 2-2 tie in the top of the 10th on McDougald's leadoff home run against Spahn and Skowron added a run-scoring single off reliever Don McMahon.
But Turley's services were required in the last half of the inning when the Braves rallied for one run and had the tying run on third.
www.sportingnews.com /archives/worldseries/1958.html   (706 words)

  
 Special to Behind the Bombers From Harvey Frommer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A second inning Jackie Robinson line drive off the glove of Andy Carey at third was picked up by Gil McDougald.
Mantle's great jump on a fifth inning line drive by Gil Hodges positioned him for a backhand grab of the ball.
Gilliam hit a hard one-hopper to short to open the seventh inning,and was thrown out by Gil McDougald.
www.allsports.com /mlb/yankees/frommer.htm   (1237 words)

  
 THE QUIZ ANSWSERS
The six players who gained their fame during the time they played for the Yankees were:  Lefty Gomez (pitcher), Gil McDougald (infielder), Allie Reynolds (pitcher), Babe Ruth (outfielder), Hal Chase (1
perfect game were Gil McDougald (shortstop) and Ed Runge (right field umpire).
  Gil played pro ball in 1949 for the Victoria Athletics of the Western International League while Ed was a 1
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 Gil Mcdougald - Sports Collectibles - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price - Review
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B and J Collectibles Gil McDougald Autographed Black and White 8" x 10" Photograph (Un...
A Certificate of Authenticity is included with this autographed Photograph.
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 Gonzalez, 39, might still be good fit as a DH
A quick six: Bobby Abreu of the Yankees last Tuesday became the 15th player in major-league history to drive in at least six runs in an inning, doing it in the Yankees' nine-run first inning against Tampa Bay.
He is the first Yankees player to have six RBIs in an inning since Gil McDougald did it in the ninth inning on May 3, 1951.
Abreu is the fourth player ever to drive in six runs in the first inning and the first since the A's Matt Stairs on July 5, 1996.
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 Scott's Page at BaseballEvolution.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Scott has noticed something about Pedro's career path which indicates that tough times may be ahead for Mr.
Scott takes exception to Asher's assessment of Gil McDougald's career, and points out a thing or two you may not have known.
More of Scott's particular brand of sports, humor and philosophy soon...most of it just has to be organized properly.
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 'gil Mcdougald1956 225 Topps'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Home > Cards > Baseball-MLB > Singles (1950-59) > Non-Graded > 1956 > 'gil Mcdougald1956 225 Topps'
Powered Topps plastic, top in rigid Card is load card 225.
AS ALWAYS CARD HAS 1956 NO RESERVE NOT ACCEPT TOPPS MCDOUGALD YANKEES.
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 'gil Hodges 228'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Home > Cards > Baseball-MLB > Singles (1960-69) > Non-Graded > 1967 > 'gil Hodges 228'
NR-MT card, don't charm on 1967 times the get it, Gil Hodges 1.00 shipping.
I DO HAS NO TOPPS 228 GIL HODGES.
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