- Hal Gilson
Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=maroon
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name=Hal Gilson
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1942|2|9
debutdate=April 14
debutyear=by|1968
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=July 27
finalyear=by|1968
finalteam=Houston Astros
stat1label=ERA
stat1value=4.97
stat2label=Record
stat2value=0-2
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=20
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (1968)
*Houston Astros (1968)
highlights=Harold "Hal" Gilson (born
February 9 ,1942 inLos Angeles, California ) is a formerMajor League Baseball pitcher who played for theSt. Louis Cardinals andHouston Astros in 1968.Nicknamed "Lefty", he was originally signed by the
Chicago Cubs in 1961 and was traded to the Cardinals onApril 7 ,1965 withBobby Pfeil forBob Humphreys .He made his big league debut on
April 14 , 1968 against the team he would end up playing for later in the year, the Cubs.Ernie Banks was the first batter Gilson ever faced - Banks reached base on an error. Overall, Gilson allowed a hit and walked one in two innings in his big league debut, but did not give up a single run. Overall with the Cardinals in 1968, he posted a 4.57 ERA in 13 games.On
June 15 , 1968, he was traded by the Cardinals withDick Simpson to the Astros for Ron Davis. He played in only two games with the Astros, posting an ERA of 7.36.Overall, Gilson posted an 0-2 record in 15 big league games. In 25 1/3 innings, he allowed 34 hits, one home run (to Bob Bailey) 15 runs, 14 earned runs, and 12 walks. He finished 7 games, saved 2 and he struck out 20 batters. His ERA was 4.97.
Interestingly, although Gilson finished with an unimpressive ERA (especially in 1968, when the league ERA was under 3.00), he started off his career not allowing a single run in his first six appearances. His streak was blown when he allowed five runs in 2 1/3 innings against the
Los Angeles Dodgers onMay 21 .He played his final game on
July 27 , 1968 against theSan Francisco Giants .References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gilsoha01.shtml Baseball-Reference]
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