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Barney Gilligan
Catcher
Born: (1856-01-03)January 3, 1856
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: April 1, 1934(1934-04-01) (aged 78)
Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 12, 1879, for the Cleveland Blues
Last MLB appearance
April 27, 1888, for the Detroit Wolverines
MLB statistics
Batting average.207
Runs217
Runs batted in167
Teams

Andrew Bernard "Barney" Gilligan (January 3, 1856 – April 1, 1934) was an American

minor league baseball. He was listed as standing 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) and weighing 130 pounds (59 kg).[1]

Early life

Andrew Bernard Gilligan was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on January 3, 1856.[2] He was the sixth child of seven born to Patrick Gilligan, a laborer, and Sarah Gilligan. Both Patrick and Sarah had immigrated to the United States from Northern Ireland.[1]

Professional career

Gilligan began his professional career playing

right field in 1874 for the New York Flyaways, an amateur baseball club. He continued his professional baseball career in 1876 and 1877. In 1878, Gilligan played for various minor-league clubs such as the Somerville Unions of Somerville, Massachusetts, and the Charlestown Alerts of Charlestown, Massachusetts.[1]

In his first full MLB season, Gilligan played for the Cleveland Blues. After his first game with the Blues, the

Cleveland Leader stated "Gilligan caught exceedingly well taking some fine pickups."[1] Over 52 games played, Gilligan batted a career-low .171 with 11 RBI and six doubles.[3] Defensively, he played 27 games as catcher and 23 as an outfielder. Next season, Gilligan continued to play for the Blues, serving as backup catcher to Doc Kennedy[1] before leaving the team at the end of the season to sign with the Providence Grays. With the Grays, he served again as a backup catcher before the starter (Emil Gross) became injured;[1] on the season, Gilligan batted .219 with 20 RBI. Next year, in 1882, Gilligan became the starting catcher for the Grays; his backup, Sandy Nava, was the first Mexican-American baseball player.[1] When the season was over, the Grays finished 52–32, second in the National League (NL), under manager Harry Wright.[4]

By 1883, Gilligan had become the Grays starting catcher. Despite breaking his finger and missing two weeks in May, Gilligan led the National League in

American Association. Gilligan went 4–for–9 over the three-game series, with the Grays defeating the Metropolitans three games to none.[1]

After spending the 1885 season with the Grays, and tying

District of Columbia.[1]

"[Cliff] Carroll was released by Washington last week. He and Barney Gilligan are both out in the cold; yet, both are good ballplayers. Fooling with [whiskey] has cost them dearly."

An 1887 issue of the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern[1]

In 1887, Gilligan was fined $25 for binge drinking and missing a game for the Nationals.[1] The next season, Gilligan was released by the team. In his final MLB season, Gilligan signed with the Detroit Wolverines. He played in one game for the team, going 1–for–5 with a run and a strikeout.[8] Later that year, Gilligan signed with the Lynn Shoemakers, appearing in 11 games before joining the Manchester Maroons for three games. For the next three years, Gilligan continued to play minor league baseball.[1] In 1889, he played for the Hyannis town team in what is now the Cape Cod Baseball League.[9][10][11]

His career MLB batting average (.207) is tied with John Henry for the seventh lowest all-time among batters with at least 1,000 at bats.[12]

After baseball

After retiring from baseball, Gilligan lived in Lynn, Massachusetts, with his wife, Sara. He worked as a garbage collector before dying of erysipelas on April 1, 1934. Gilligan was interred at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn.[1]

References

General
  • "Barney Gilligan Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  • "Barney Gilligan Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
Specific
  1. ^
    The Society for American Baseball Research. Archived from the original
    on 9 July 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  2. ISBN 1-4027-3625-8
    .
  3. ^ a b "Barney Gilligan Stats". ESPN. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "1882 Providence Grays Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  5. ^ "1883 National League Fielding Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  6. ^ "1884 Major League Baseball Fielding Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  7. ^ "1885 Major League Baseball Fielding Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  8. ^ "1888 Detroit Wolverines Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  9. ^ "Base Ball at Hyannis". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. June 29, 1889. p. 1.
  10. ^ "Base Ball at Hyannis". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. July 2, 1889. p. 2.
  11. ^ "Successful Termination of the Series of Ball Games at Hyannis". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. July 6, 1889. p. 4.
  12. ISBN 978-1-4165-3245-3
    .

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