Bob Gillespie
Robert William Gillespie "Bunch"
Born: October 8, 1919
Columbus, OH US
Deceased: November 4, 2001
Winston-Salem, NC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 187
Career: 1940-1953
Major League Statistics
Bob Gillespie compiled a career record of 112 wins and 114 losses and a 3.76 ERA in his 309-game pitching career with the Henderson Oilers, Beaumont Exporters, Winston-Salem Twins, Buffalo Bisons, Dallas Rebels, Sacramento Solons and Reidsville Luckies. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | C | ETXL | Henderson Oilers | 18 | 9 | .667 | 3.73 | 31 | 229.0 | 168 | 120 | 95 | 177 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | A1 | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 1941 | B | PIED | Winston-Salem Twins | 6 | 15 | .286 | 4.14 | 25 | 163.0 | 138 | 93 | 75 | 121 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2.98 | 34 | 127.0 | 108 | 57 | 42 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4.26 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 133.0 | 133 | 81 | 63 | 82 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 1945 | AA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 7 | 15 | .318 | 5.03 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 161.0 | 165 | 117 | 90 | 121 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Dallas Rebels | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.21 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 216.0 | 190 | 92 | 77 | 77 | 121 | 6 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.05 | 39 | 19 | 0 | 254.0 | 249 | 110 | 86 | 118 | 130 | 3 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 12 | 12 | .500 | 3.30 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 210.0 | 193 | 93 | 77 | 96 | 102 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4.24 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 172.0 | 175 | 104 | 81 | 75 | 101 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 1952 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4.44 | 27 | 144.0 | 154 | 89 | 71 | 7 | 44 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 112 | 114 | .496 | 3.76 | 309 | 120 | 4 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 1813.0 | 1677 | 956 | 757 | 7 | 985 | 0 | 567 | 22 | 3 | 48 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | C | ETXL | Henderson Oilers | 31 | 81 | 81 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .160 | .198 | .358 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | B | PIED | Winston-Salem Twins | 26 | 58 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .138 | .138 | .224 | .362 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 34 | 44 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .136 | .227 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 20 | 52 | 47 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .149 | .184 | .213 | .396 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1945 | AA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 34 | 62 | 56 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .214 | .267 | .268 | .535 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Dallas Rebels | 32 | 82 | 71 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 | .113 | .192 | .155 | .347 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 39 | 102 | 86 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 28 | .174 | .283 | .233 | .515 | 20 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 28 | 81 | 69 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 31 | .217 | .239 | .290 | .529 | 20 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 37 | 65 | 58 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .086 | .131 | .103 | .235 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1952 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | 27 | 53 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .113 | .113 | .189 | .302 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 309 | 681 | 624 | 32 | 93 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 153 | .149 | .189 | .204 | .393 | 127 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | C | ETXL | Henderson Oilers | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | A1 | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | B | PIED | Winston-Salem Twins | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 20 | 9 | 32 | 3 | 0 | .932 | 2.050 |
| 1945 | AA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 33 | 8 | 37 | 3 | 0 | .938 | 1.364 |
| 1946 | AA | TL | Dallas Rebels | P | 32 | 10 | 52 | 4 | 5 | .939 | 1.938 |
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | P | 39 | 14 | 44 | 2 | 3 | .967 | 1.487 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | P | 28 | 13 | 37 | 6 | 0 | .893 | 1.786 |
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | P | 37 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 1 | .932 | 1.108 |
| 1952 | B | CARL | Reidsville Luckies | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 309 | 59 | 238 | 21 | 9 | .934 | .961 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | C | East Texas League | Henderson Oilers | DET | ||
| 1940 | A1 | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | DET | ||
| 1941 | A1 | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | DET | ||
| 1941 | B | Piedmont League | Winston-Salem Twins | DET | ||
| 1942 | A1 | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | DET | ||
| 1944 | AA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1945 | AA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1946 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Rebels | DET | ||
| 1949 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | |||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | CHA | ||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | CHA | ||
| 1952 | B | Carolina League | Reidsville Luckies | |||
| 1953 | B | Carolina League | Reidsville Luckies |
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