Bill Gatewood

William Miller "Big Bill" Gatewood
Pitcher / Manager
Born: (1881-08-22)August 22, 1881 San Antonio, Texas
Died: December 8, 1962(1962-12-08) (aged 81) Columbia, Missouri
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1906, for the Cuban X-Giants
Last appearance
1929, for the Gatewood Browns
Teams
Cuban X-Giants (1906) Leland Giants (1906–1909, 1911) St. Paul Colored Gophers (1908) Chicago Giants (1911-1912) Chicago American Giants (1912-1913) New York Lincoln Giants (1914) Chicago American Giants (1915) St. Louis Giants (1910, 1916-1917, 1919, 1928) Indianapolis ABCs (1917-1918) Bacharach Giants (1919) Detroit Stars (1920-1921) Cuban Stars (West) (1921) San Diego Colored Giants (1922) St. Louis Stars (1922) Toledo Tigers (1923) Milwaukee Bears (1923) Memphis Red Sox (1925) Albany Giants (1926) Birmingham Black Barons (1927-1928) Moberly Eagles (1929) Gatewood Browns (1929)

William Miller "Big Bill" Gatewood (August 22, 1881 - December 8, 1962) was a Negro Leagues pitcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons. He pitched for the Leland Giants,Chicago Giants, St. Paul Colored Gophers,Chicago American Giants, New York Lincoln Giants, Cuban X-Giants, Philadelphia Giants, Brooklyn Royal Giants, St. Louis Giants,Indianapolis ABCs,Detroit Stars, St. Louis Stars, Toledo Tigers, Milwaukee Bears, Memphis Red Sox, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, and Birmingham Black Barons.

Sportswriter Harry Daniels named Gatewood to his 1909 "All American Team."

A 6'7" tall spitball pitcher, Gatewood was a first line pitcher in Blackball's pre-league days, and pitched the first no-hitter in NNL league play, beating the Cincinnati Cuban Stars on June 6, 1921. As his pitching skills deteriorated, he remained in the game as a manager.

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