Al Gould

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Al Gould


position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=January 20, 1893
city-state|Muscatine|Iowa
deathdate=death date and age|1982|8|8|1893|1|20
city-state|San Jose|California
debutdate=July 11
debutyear=by|1916
debutteam=Cleveland Indians
finaldate=August 18
finalyear=by|1917
finalteam=Cleveland Indians
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=9-11
stat2label=Games pitched
stat2value=57
stat3label=shutouts
stat3value=1
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*Cleveland Indians (by|1916–by|1917)
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* On August 2, 1916, He pitched a shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics.

Albert Frank "Al" Gould (January 20 1893 – August 8 1982), also known as "Pudgy", was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched two seasons for the Cleveland Indians of the American League. Born in Muscatine, Iowa, he was small in stature, measuring only convert|5|ft|6|in|m in height and weighed a mere convert|160|lb|kg.cite web| title = Al Gould's Stats | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/G/Pgoula101.htm | accessdate = 2008-04-06 ]

Major League career

Reflective of his very short Major League Baseball career, his statistics did not amount to much, but did pitch a complete game shutout on August 2, by|1916 against the Philadelphia Athletics.cite web| title = 1916 Cleveland Indians | work = baseballlibrary.com | url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/teams/1916indians.stm | accessdate = 2008-04-06 ]

Minor League career

Al enjoyed a long and successful career in the minors, mainly playing in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). His 14 seasons in the PCL produced a win-loss record of 127-134, an earned run average of 4.43, and highlighted by leading the league in winning percentage in by|1927. A very good fielder in both the minors and the majors, he twice led the PCL at his position in fielding percentage. Another highlight of his PCL career happened in by|1919, when he once pitched two complete game victories in one double header.cite web| title = The Pacific Coast League: A Statistical History, 1903-1957, pg. 266 | work = by Dennis Snelling | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4ApM-wmc0BIC&pg=PA266&lpg=PA266&dq=%22Al+Gould%22+baseball&source=web&ots=ni49Qf037Q&sig=_RUltRuUVRu7jR6XHX1wonJllm0&hl=en | accessdate = 2008-04-06 ]

Post-career

Al died on August 8, 1982, at the age of 89 in San Jose, California, and was cremated and interred at Los Gatos Memorial Park in San Jose.

References

External links

*findagrave|7264106

Persondata
NAME = Gould, Al
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Gould, Albert Frank; Gould, Pudgy
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player, pitcher
DATE OF BIRTH = January 20, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH = Muscatine, Iowa
DATE OF DEATH = August 8, 1982
PLACE OF DEATH = San Jose, California