Gus Gil
| Gus Gil | ||
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Home runs 1 | | |
| Runs batted in | 37 | |
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| Member of the Venezuelan | ||
 Baseball Hall of Fame | ||
| Induction | 2008 | |
Tomás Gustavo Gil Guillén (April 19, 1939 – December 8, 2015) was a Venezuelan
Playing career
Gil was a talented defensive specialist with a career
Career highlights include a game-tying, two-run
In between major league seasons, Gil also played winter baseball with the Industriales de Valencia, Navegantes del Magallanes and Cardenales de Lara clubs of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League in a career spanning 19 seasons from 1959 to 1977.
In the 1970 Caribbean Series, he hit .387, scored four runs, and had a series-leading seven RBI, to help the Magallanes win the series, marking the first time a Venezuelan team had won the Caribbean title. In the 1973 Caribbean Series, Gil earned a spot on the series' All-Star team.
Career statistics
In a four-year major league career, Gil played in 221
Managing career
After his playing career, he served as
Honors
In 2008, Gil was inducted into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame.[12]
Gil died in 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 76.[13]
See also
- List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball
References
- ^ a b c d e "Gus Gil at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ^ "1968: Year of the Pitcher". This Great Game. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ "Gus Gil Trades and Transactions". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ^ a b "Gus Gil minor league statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- ^ "Box Score of Game played on Saturday, June 14, 1969 at Yankee Stadium". Baseball Almanac. June 14, 1969.
- ^ "Box Score of Game played on Tuesday, June 23, 1970 at County Stadium". Baseball Almanac. June 23, 1970.
- ^ "Box Score of Game played on Sunday, July 5, 1970 at County Stadium". Baseball Almanac. July 5, 1970.
- ^ "Box Score of Game played on Wednesday, August 5, 1970 at Comiskey Park I". Baseball Almanac. August 5, 1970.
- ^ "1982 Danville Suns Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1990 Bluefield Orioles Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1991 Bluefield Orioles Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Gil, Gustavo". Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ Serrano, Ignacio (December 8, 2015). "Murió el gran Gustavo Gil". El Emergente (in Spanish).
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League