Gil McDougald was born on Saturday, May 19, 1928, in San Francisco, California. McDougald was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1951, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Gil McDougald baseball stats page.
"It's easy to have a good day when you feel good, and easy to have a horseshit day when you feel like horseshit. The question is, when you feel like horseshit, can you still have a good day?" - McDougald, Gil. Baseball's Greatest Quotes. Nelson, Kevin. Author. Simon & Schuster Publishers. 5 January 1982.
Gil McDougaldGil McDougald Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#43 | Checklist) |
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Gil McDougaldGil McDougald Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Gil McDougaldGil McDougald Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1951 | 23 | Yankees | 131 | 402 | 72 | 123 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 63 | 56 | 1 | 54 | 11 | - | 4 | 12 | .306 | .396 | .488 |
1952 | 24 | Yankees | 152 | 555 | 65 | 146 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 78 | 57 | 2 | 73 | 16 | - | 4 | 14 | .263 | .336 | .369 |
1953 | 25 | Yankees | 141 | 541 | 82 | 154 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 83 | 60 | 3 | 65 | 8 | - | 5 | 9 | .285 | .361 | .416 |
1954 | 26 | Yankees | 126 | 394 | 66 | 102 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 48 | 62 | 1 | 64 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .259 | .364 | .416 |
1955 | 27 | Yankees | 141 | 533 | 79 | 152 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 53 | 65 | 2 | 77 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | .285 | .361 | .407 |
1956 | 28 | Yankees | 120 | 438 | 79 | 136 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 56 | 68 | 1 | 59 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .311 | .405 | .443 |
1957 | 29 | Yankees | 141 | 539 | 87 | 156 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 62 | 59 | 1 | 71 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .289 | .362 | .442 |
1958 | 30 | Yankees | 138 | 503 | 69 | 126 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 65 | 59 | 1 | 75 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 | .250 | .329 | .376 |
1959 | 31 | Yankees | 127 | 434 | 44 | 109 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .251 | .309 | .353 |
1960 | 32 | Yankees | 119 | 337 | 54 | 87 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 38 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .258 | .337 | .401 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 1,336 | 4,676 | 697 | 1,291 | 187 | 51 | 112 | 2 | 576 | 559 | 15 | 623 | 97 | 27 | 36 | 93 | .276 | .356 | .410 |
Gil McDougaldGil McDougald Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1951 Yankees | 2B | 54 | 49 | 1,311 | 259 | 4.8 | 253 | 117 | 136 | 6 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 5.21 |
1951 Yankees | 3B | 83 | 58 | 1,561 | 175 | 2.1 | 166 | 52 | 114 | 9 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.87 |
1952 Yankees | 2B | 38 | 35 | 948 | 209 | 5.5 | 203 | 108 | 95 | 6 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 5.78 |
1952 Yankees | 3B | 117 | 114 | 3,033 | 403 | 3.4 | 390 | 121 | 269 | 13 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 3.47 |
1953 Yankees | 2B | 27 | 4 | 326 | 68 | 2.5 | 67 | 32 | 35 | 1 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 5.55 |
1953 Yankees | 3B | 135 | 133 | 3,338 | 450 | 3.3 | 428 | 134 | 294 | 22 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 3.46 |
1954 Yankees | 2B | 92 | 84 | 2,203 | 460 | 5.0 | 455 | 222 | 233 | 5 | 83 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 5.58 |
1954 Yankees | 3B | 35 | 23 | 670 | 76 | 2.2 | 73 | 22 | 51 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 2.94 |
1955 Yankees | 2B | 122 | 119 | 3,202 | 703 | 5.8 | 693 | 353 | 340 | 10 | 117 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 5.84 |
1955 Yankees | 3B | 21 | 21 | 543 | 59 | 2.8 | 56 | 16 | 40 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.78 |
1956 Yankees | 2B | 31 | 24 | 655 | 138 | 4.5 | 136 | 56 | 80 | 2 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 5.61 |
1956 Yankees | 3B | 5 | 4 | 111 | 19 | 3.8 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 4.38 |
1956 Yankees | SS | 92 | 88 | 2,304 | 463 | 5.0 | 449 | 175 | 274 | 14 | 77 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 5.26 |
1957 Yankees | 2B | 21 | 18 | 469 | 108 | 5.1 | 107 | 60 | 47 | 1 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 6.16 |
1957 Yankees | 3B | 7 | 4 | 129 | 21 | 3.0 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.40 |
1957 Yankees | SS | 121 | 118 | 3,153 | 655 | 5.4 | 639 | 245 | 394 | 16 | 104 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 5.47 |
1958 Yankees | 2B | 115 | 113 | 2,989 | 578 | 5.0 | 565 | 267 | 298 | 13 | 97 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 5.10 |
1958 Yankees | SS | 19 | 18 | 480 | 94 | 4.9 | 91 | 33 | 58 | 3 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 5.12 |
1959 Yankees | 2B | 54 | 48 | 1,315 | 269 | 5.0 | 266 | 118 | 148 | 3 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 5.46 |
1959 Yankees | 3B | 25 | 23 | 605 | 75 | 3.0 | 73 | 15 | 58 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 3.26 |
1959 Yankees | SS | 52 | 45 | 1,183 | 204 | 3.9 | 199 | 62 | 137 | 5 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 4.54 |
1960 Yankees | 2B | 42 | 22 | 683 | 159 | 3.8 | 158 | 60 | 98 | 1 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 6.25 |
1960 Yankees | 3B | 84 | 56 | 1,626 | 221 | 2.6 | 209 | 69 | 140 | 12 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 3.47 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2B Totals | 596 | 516 | 14,101 | 2,951 | 5.0 | 2,903 | 1,393 | 1,510 | 48 | 466 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 5.56 | |
3B Totals | 512 | 436 | 11,616 | 1,499 | 2.9 | 1,434 | 443 | 991 | 65 | 126 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 3.33 | |
SS Totals | 284 | 269 | 7,120 | 1,416 | 5.0 | 1,378 | 515 | 863 | 38 | 220 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 5.23 | |
10 Years | 1,392 | 1,221 | 32,837 | 5,866 | 4.2 | 5,715 | 2,351 | 3,364 | 151 | 812 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 4.70 |
Gil McDougaldGil McDougald Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1951 Yankees | 14 | 5 | .737 | 8 | 6 | n/a | 28.7 | 7.4 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1952 Yankees | 6 | 5 | .545 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 50.5 | 7.6 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1953 Yankees | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 54.1 | 8.3 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1954 Yankees | 3 | 4 | .429 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 32.8 | 6.2 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1955 Yankees | 6 | 4 | .600 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 41.0 | 6.9 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
1956 Yankees | 3 | 8 | .273 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 33.7 | 7.4 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1957 Yankees | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 41.5 | 7.6 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1958 Yankees | 6 | 2 | .750 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 35.9 | 6.7 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1959 Yankees | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 108.5 | 10.9 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
1960 Yankees | 2 | 4 | .333 | 26 | 3 | n/a | 42.1 | 7.5 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 45 | 44 | .506 | 55 | 11 | n/a | 41.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
Gil McDougaldGil McDougald Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1951 New York Yankees | 12 | $6,000.00 | - | Stats |
1952 New York Yankees | 12 | $12,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1953 New York Yankees | 12 | $15,000.00 | - | Stats |
1954 New York Yankees | 12 | $18,000.00 | - | - |
1955 New York Yankees | 12 | $22,000.00 | - | Stats |
1956 New York Yankees | 12 | $25,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1957 New York Yankees | 12 | $29,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1958 New York Yankees | 12 | $34,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1959 New York Yankees | 12 | $35,000.00 | Stats | - |
1960 New York Yankees | 12 | $35,000.00 | - | Stats |
Gil McDougald Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Gilbert James McDougald was a Major League Baseball player who spent his entire ten-year career with the New York Yankees (1951-1960). Did you know that on May 3, 1951, in only his sixth start (his first at second base), Gil hit a triple and a grand slam in the same inning (9th) which tied the American League record for runs batted in during an inning with six (since broken by A-Rod)?
Gil McDougald | 1958 Topps Baseball Card (#20)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Gil McDougald was the first New York Yankees player to win a Rookie of the Year Award and the first rookie in Major League history to hit a grand slam during a World Series game after he went deep in the third inning of Game 5 of the 1951 World Series off Larry Jansen.
Gil McDougald Video | 1958 All-Star Game | 8 July 1958 | Memorial Stadium
Versatile is truly an understatement when used to describe Gil McDougald who went to six All-Star Games (1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 & 1959) at three different positions (only played shortstop though in three of the six) AND he played in eight World Series (1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 & 1960), won five rings, and fielded thirty-one games at third base, fourteen at shortstop and eleven at second base during Fall Classics.