Tookie Gilbert
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Harold Joseph "Tookie" Gilbert (April 4, 1929 – June 23, 1967) was an American
New Orleans, Louisiana
, threw right-handed and batted left-handed and stood 6 feet 21⁄2 inches (1.9 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg) during his playing career.
Gilbert was a formidable slugger during his minor league career in the Class AA
runs batted in
as a Giant.
After his retirement from baseball, Gilbert was elected civil sheriff of
Orleans Parish, Louisiana, in 1962. He died in New Orleans of an apparent heart attack while at the wheel of his car at the age of 38.[1]
See also
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Tookie Gilbert at Find a Grave
