About Bob Gillespie
Lived 1919 – 2001 (aged 82). Bob Gillespie was an American baseball player.
Robert William Gillespie (October 8, 1919 – November 4, 2001) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox (1947–48) and Boston Red Sox (1950). Listed at , 187 lb., Gillespie batted and threw right-handed. The native of Columbus, Ohio, served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II.
In a four-season career, Gillespie posted a 5–13 record with a 4.73 ERA in 58 pitching appearances, including 23 starts, two complete games, 59 strikeouts, 102 walks, and innings of work.
Gillespie died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on November 4, 2001, at the age of 82.
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Bob Gillespie was born on 8 October 1919 in Columbus.
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Bob Gillespie died on 4 November 2001 in Winston-Salem.
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