Bill Gatewood

Bill Gatewood
Gatewood in 1916
Pitcher / Manager
Born: (1881-08-22)August 22, 1881
San Antonio, Texas
Died: December 8, 1962(1962-12-08) (aged 81)
Columbia, Missouri
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
1906, for the Cuban X-Giants
Last appearance
1929, for the Gatewood Browns
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Managerial record at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

William Miller "Big Bill" Gatewood (August 22, 1881 – December 8, 1962) was an American Negro league baseball pitcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons. He pitched for the Leland Giants,[3] Chicago Giants, St. Paul Colored Gophers,[4] Chicago American Giants,[5] New York Lincoln Giants, Cuban X-Giants, Philadelphia Giants, Brooklyn Royal Giants, St. Louis Giants,[9] Indianapolis ABCs,[11] Detroit Stars, St. Louis Stars, Toledo Tigers, Milwaukee Bears, Memphis Red Sox, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, and Birmingham Black Barons.

  1. ^ "Gophers are Classy Team" Rockford Register-Gazette, Rockford, IL April 29, 1908, Page 5, Column 2
  2. ^ "Leland Giants Slam Sphere and Shut Out Colts" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN Page 5
  3. ^ a b "Dubuque 6, Leland Giants 2" Waterloo Evening Courier, Waterloo, IA, Friday, April 28, 1911, Page 6, Column 5
  4. ^ a b "Senators Play 14 Innings to a Tie" La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, WI, Monday, May 4, 1908, Page 7, Column 4
  5. ^ a b "BEARS ROMP AWAY FROM GIANTS 8 TO 1" San Diego Union, San Diego, California, December 30, 1912
  6. ^ "American Giants Down the Roseland Eclipse" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, July 3, 1915
  7. ^ "The Past and Present in Baseball" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 28, 1910, Page 7, Columns 3 and 4
  8. ^ "The All Nations Won Opener" Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO, May 27, 1917 Page 14
  9. ^ a b "Comet Six Team Handed Shut Out" Decatur Review, Decatur, IL, Monday Evening, June 9, 1919, Page 5, Column 4
  10. ^ "Triple Play a Feature of Sunday Game" The Daily Independent, Murphysboro, IL, Monday, June 11, 1928, Page 6, Columns 1 and 2
  11. ^ a b "Big City Stuff is Too Much for Local Club" Logansport Pharos-Reporter, Logansport, IN, Monday, July 9, 1917, Page 6, Columns 1 and 2
  12. ^ "C.I. Taylor to Start Spring Work Monday" Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN, Sunday Morning, March 24, 1918, Page 24, Column 6
  13. ^ "Empey Has Fine Bill" New York Sun, New York, NY, Page 4, Column 2
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference detroit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ "Balboa Parks Play Colored Giants Today" San Diego Union, San Diego, CA February 26, 1922, Page 8, Column 8
  16. ^ "Eagles to Play Columbia Sunday" Moberly Monitor-Index and Democrat, Moberly, MO, Wednesday Evening, April 10, 1929, Page 2, Column 2