Bob Gilkerson
| Bob Gilkerson | |
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| Second baseman | |
| Born: February 10, 1886 Newtown, Virginia | |
| Died: March 21, 1944 (aged 58) Spring Valley, Illinois | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1909, for the Illinois Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1913, for the Leland Giants | |
| Teams | |
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Robert Paul Gilkerson (February 10, 1886 – March 21, 1944) was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1900s and 1910s, and later owner of the eponymous Gilkerson's Union Giants club.
A native of Newtown, Virginia, Gilkerson played for the Illinois Giants in 1909, and for the Leland Giants in 1913.[1][2] In 1917, he bought W. S. Peters' Chicago baseball club, and ran his barnstorming Gilkerson's Union Giants through the 1930s.[3] Gilkerson died in Spring Valley, Illinois in 1944 at age 58.
References[edit]
- ^ "Bob Gilkerson". seamheads.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Bob Gilkerson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Chicago Union Giants". nlbpa.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
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