Buddy Gilbert
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Drew Edward "Buddy" Gilbert (born July 26, 1935) is an American former
right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee
.
Playing career
Gilbert attended Knoxville's
Baseball Hall of Fame rightfielder Roberto Clemente in a throwing competition.[2]
At the plate, his three hits included solo
minor league baseball.[2]
However, Gilbert made an impact earlier in his career, when as a minor-league teammate of outfielder
African-American, he was legally prohibited from eating in whites-only, segregated restaurants. Gilbert later said, "Curt Flood mentioned in his autobiography that in all the years he played baseball there was one white boy from Knoxville, Tennessee, that always treated him like a human — Buddy Gilbert. That broke my heart. That’s the nicest compliment I think I have ever had in my lifetime.”[2]
After retiring from baseball, Gilbert launched a successful banking and real estate career in Knoxville.[2] He is a member of the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame.
References
External links
- Major League career record from Baseball Reference
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics