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Jim Gilliam
Second baseman / Third baseman
Born: October 17, 1928
Nashville, Tennessee
Died: October 8, 1978 (aged 49)
Inglewood, California
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1953
for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Final game
September 25, 1966
for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Career statistics
Batting average     . Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0 Frank Robinson, The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 265
Hits     1,889
Runs batted in     558
Teams
Career highlights and awards

James William Gilliam (October 17, 1928 - October 8, 1978) was an American second and third baseman and coach in Negro League and Major League Baseball who spent his entire major league career with the Brooklyn & Los Angeles Dodgers. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0 Frank Robinson, The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1955 World Series matched the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in 7 games to capture their first championship The 1959 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers beating the American League champion Chicago White Sox, The 1963 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers sweeping the Series in four games The 1965 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins, who In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of In Baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team Part of the History of baseball in the United States series The Negro leagues were American professional Baseball leagues The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA He was named the 1953 National League Rookie of the Year, and was a key member of ten NL championship teams from 1953 to 1978. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America The Dodgers' leadoff hitter for most of the 1950s, he scored over 100 runs in each of his first four seasons and led the NL in triples and walks once each. The batting order, or batting lineup, in Baseball is the sequence in which the nine members of the offense take their turns in batting against the In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire He was the first switch hitter since the 19th century to play regularly for the Dodgers for more than three years, and later became one of the first black coaches in the major leagues. In Baseball, a switch-hitter is a batter who is able to hit from both the right and left sides of the plate The term black people usually refers to a racial group of Humans with dark Skin color, but the term has also been used to categorise a number of diverse

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Born in Nashville, Tennessee, he began playing on a local semi-pro team at age 14 and dropped out of high school in his senior year to pursue his career. He was nicknamed "Junior" during his time playing in the Negro leagues with the Baltimore Elite Giants, where he teamed with shortstop Pee Wee Butts and was voted an All-Star three straight years from 1948 to 1950; veteran George Scales taught him to switch hit. The Baltimore Elite Giants were a professional Baseball team that played in the Negro Leagues from to. Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. The Negro League Baseball All-Star Game, also called the East-West Game(s, was the brainchild of Gus Greenlee, owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords. George Walter Scales ( August 16 1900 - April 15 1976) he batted. In 1951 he was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers, who sent him to play for their International League farm team, the Montreal Royals; he couldn't play for the Dodgers' Fort Worth Cats affiliate, as blacks were still barred from the Texas League. Headline Event of the Year Baseball's Shot Heard 'Round the World gives the New York Giants the National League Pennant in the third game of a best-of-three-games The International League ( IL) is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States. The Montreal Royals were a minor league professional baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, that existed from 1897-1917 and from 1928-60 as a member The Fort Worth Cats are a professional baseball team based in Fort Worth Texas, in the United States. The baseball color line, sometimes called the " Gentleman's Agreement " was the policy unwritten for nearly its entire duration which excluded African The Texas League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. After leading the IL in runs in both 1951 and 1952, Gilliam made his debut with the Dodgers in April 1953, with the formidable task of taking over second base from Jackie Robinson, who was shifted to the outfield and third base; he proved capable, batting . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31 1919 – October 24 1972 was a Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 278 with a team-leading 125 runs for the NL champions. His 17 triples led the NL, and remain the most by a Dodger since 1920; he was second in the league (behind Stan Musial) with 100 walks, and third in the NL with 21 stolen bases. Stanley Frank Musial (born November 21, 1920) originally Stanisław Franciszek Musiał, (ˈmjuːziəl nicknamed "Stan the Man" and In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate For his excellent season he earned NL Rookie of the Year honors, as well as The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award. The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award was established in 1946 by The Sporting News ( TSN)

He continued to play well during the team's Brooklyn years, batting . 282 in 1954 with a career-high 13 home runs before slipping to a . 249 average for the 1955 champions; he scored over 100 runs both years, as well as in 1956. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-3 Johnny Podres, MVP With the 1956 pennant winners, he batted a career-best . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3 Don Larsen, MVP 300 and made his first major league All-Star team, also finishing fifth in the MVP voting; he was again second in the NL in walks (95, behind teammate Duke Snider) and steals (21, behind Willie Mays). The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider (born September 19, 1926 in Los Angeles California) Nicknamed "The Silver Fox" Willie Howard Mays Jr (born May 6 1931 is a retired American Baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants On July 21 of that year, he tied John Montgomery Ward's 1892 major league record of 12 assists in a game. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World John Montgomery Ward ( March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925) was a 19th century Major League Baseball star pitcher, Shortstop Champions National League: Boston Beaneaters defeated Cleveland Spiders, 5 games to 0 (1 tie National League In Baseball, an assist (denoted by A) is a defensive statistic baseball being the rare sport in which the In the Dodgers' last season in Brooklyn in 1957, he batted . 250 but led the NL in putouts and fielding percentage and again finished second behind Mays in stolen bases. In Baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly ball when appropriate is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the In Baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly He continued to star with the team after their 1958 move to Los Angeles, California, though he gradually shifted to third base; for the 1959 champions he led the NL in walks (96), along with 23 steals, and was again an All-Star, hitting a home run in that year's second All-Star Game. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Milwaukee Braves (4-3 Bob Turley, MVP Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox (4-2 Larry Sherry, MVP During the team's Los Angeles years, he moved back to second base from 1961-63, batting . 282 in the 1963 pennant year and placing sixth in that year's MVP vote; he also relinquished the leadoff role to Maury Wills in the 1960s, instead batting second in the order. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP Maurice Morning Wills (born October 2 1932 in Washington DC) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop and switch-hitting

He played in seven World Series with the Dodgers, four of them against the New York Yankees. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. In the 1953 World Series he singled to lead off Game 1, and had a solo homer in the fifth inning batting left-handed. The 1953 World Series matched the four-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers in a rematch of the 1952 Series. He hit three doubles, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 7-3 Game 4 victory; he had another homer, this time batting right-handed, in the 11-7 loss in Game 5. In Game 3 of the 1955 World Series, he drew a walk with the bases loaded in the second inning to give the Dodgers the lead for good, and he drove in the first run of the 8-5 Game 4 win; the Dodgers won in seven games for their first Series championship. The 1955 World Series matched the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in 7 games to capture their first championship In the 1956 World Series, he walked with one out in the tenth inning of Game 6 and scored on a single by Robinson to give the Dodgers a 1-0 victory, tying the Series; in Game 5 he had struck out and grounded out twice in the perfect game pitched by the Yankees' Don Larsen. The 1956 World Series of Major League Baseball was played between the New York Yankees (representing the American League) and the defending champion In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum Donald James Larsen (born August 7, 1929 in Michigan City Indiana) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for 14 seasons In the 1963 World Series he scored the only run of Game 3 in the first inning after walking and advancing to second base on a wild pitch; after advancing all the way to third base on an error by Joe Pepitone in the seventh inning of Game 4, he scored on a Willie Davis sacrifice fly to give the Dodgers a 2-1 win and a Series sweep. The 1963 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers sweeping the Series in four games In Baseball, a wild pitch (abbreviated WP) is charged against a Pitcher when his pitch is too high too short or too wide of Home In Baseball statistics|statistics]] an error is the act in the judgment of the Official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner Joseph (Joe Anthony Pepitone (born October 9 1940, in Brooklyn, New York) is a former Major League Baseball First baseman William Henry Davis (born April 15 1940 in Mineral Springs Arkansas, United States) is a former Center fielder in Major League In Baseball, a batted ball is considered a sacrifice fly if the following four criteria are met There are fewer than two outs when the ball is hit He was also on Dodger teams which won the Series in 1959 against the Chicago White Sox and 1965 against the Minnesota Twins. The 1959 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers beating the American League champion Chicago White Sox, The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The 1965 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins, who The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His final major league appearance was in Game 2 of the 1966 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles. The 1966 World Series matched the Baltimore Orioles against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Orioles sweeping the Series in 4 games to capture The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Gilliam was named a coach after the 1964 season, and intended to end his playing career, but team injuries resulted in his seeing substantial play at third base in 1965 and 1966, with the team again winning the NL championship in both seasons. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0 Frank Robinson, In 1965 he was part of the major leagues' first all-switch-hitting infield, with shortstop Wills, first baseman Wes Parker and second baseman Jim Lefebvre. Maurice Wesley Parker (born November 13, 1939 in Evanston Illinois) is a former First baseman in Major League Baseball who played James Kenneth (Jim Lefebvre (born January 7, 1942 in Inglewood, California) is a former Second baseman, Third baseman On September 5, Gilliam hit a 2-run pinch triple in a road game against the Houston Astros, giving the Dodgers a 3-2 lead in the 9th inning; the Los Angeles Rams, playing a preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles at the Coliseum, were playing so poorly despite their 10-0 win that the biggest cheer from the stands came from people listening to portable radios tuned to the Dodger game who cheered when Gilliam got the hit. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports Stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition [1]

He finally retired as a player following the 1966 season with a . 265 career batting average, 1889 hits, 1163 runs, 65 home runs, 558 runs batted in, 304 doubles, 71 triples, 1036 walks and 203 stolen bases over 14 seasons. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire

He continued as coach through the 1978 season, including three more Dodger pennant teams in 1974, 1977 and 1978; they lost the World Series in each year. Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP Gilliam suffered a massive brain hemorrhage at his home on September 15, 1978, and following surgery lapsed into a coma from which he did not recover. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP In Medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep is a profound state of Unconsciousness. He died in Inglewood, California at age 49, one day after the Dodgers clinched their tenth pennant during his tenure in the 1978 National League Championship Series. Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. The National League Championship Series was a best-of-five matchup for the second straight year between the Western Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the His uniform number 19 was retired by the Dodgers two days after his death, prior to Game 1 of the 1978 World Series. The 1978 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1977 Series, with the Yankees He is interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery. Inglewood Park Cemetery founded in 1905 is at 720 E Florence Avenue in Inglewood California.

The book Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout: Extra Innings (2004) includes short stories from former Dodger pitcher Carl Erskine. Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout Extra Innings is a book by former Major League Baseball All-Star Pitcher Carl Daniel Erskine (born December 13 1926 in Anderson Indiana) is a former right-handed Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball Gilliam is prominent in many of these stories.

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Jim Gilliam's number 19 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1978

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Preceded by
Joe Black		 National League Rookie of the Year
1953		 Succeeded by
Wally Moon
Preceded by
1st official batting coach		 Los Angeles Dodgers Hitting Coach
1977-1978		 Succeeded by
Jim Lefebvre
Joseph Black ( February 8, 1924 - May 17, 2002) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Negro League and In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America Wallace Wade Moon, known popularly as Wally Moon, (born April 3, 1930, in the small town of Bay in Craighead County, Arkansas The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA James Kenneth (Jim Lefebvre (born January 7, 1942 in Inglewood, California) is a former Second baseman, Third baseman
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