Junior Gilliam

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Junior Gilliam was an American second baseman and versatile infielder best known for his All-Star career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball player
human
second baseman
awardReceived MLB All-Star
National League Rookie of the Year
bats switch
burialPlace Inglewood Park Cemetery
causeOfDeath cerebral hemorrhage
coachedForTeam Los Angeles Dodgers
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1928-10-05
dateOfDeath 1978-10-08
debutLeague Major League Baseball
debutTeam Brooklyn Dodgers
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Gilliam
finalGameDate 1966-10-01
finalLeague Major League Baseball
finalTeam Los Angeles Dodgers
fullName James William Gilliam
givenName James
hallOfFame Nashville Sports Hall of Fame
jerseyNumber 19
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Baltimore Elite Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
middleName William
MLBdebutDate 1953-04-14
nickname Junior Gilliam
notableFor versatile infield defense and plate discipline
numberOfAllStarSelections 2
occupation baseball coach
baseball player
placeOfBirth Nashville, Tennessee, United States
placeOfDeath Inglewood, California, United States
playedInMinorLeague Negro leagues
linked to: Negro Leagues
positionPlayed left fielder
second baseman
third baseman
utility infielder
rookieOfTheYearSeason 1953
sport baseball
teamRetiredNumberBy Los Angeles Dodgers
throws right
WorldSeriesChampion 1955
1959
1963
1965
1966

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Baltimore Elite Giants notablePlayer Junior Gilliam
Baltimore Elite Giants developedPlayer Junior Gilliam
Junior Gilliam nickname Junior Gilliam