Wally Gilbert
| Wally Gilbert | |||
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Wally Gilbert with Brooklyn, c. 1930
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| Third baseman | |||
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Born: December 19, 1900 Oscoda, Michigan |
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Died: September 7, 1958 (aged 57) Duluth, Minnesota |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 17, 1928, for the Brooklyn Robins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 24, 1932, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .269 | ||
| Home runs | 7 | ||
| Runs batted in | 214 | ||
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Walter John Gilbert (December 19, 1900 – September 7, 1958) was an American athlete in professional baseball, football and basketball. He played Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1932 as a third baseman with the Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds. He also played in the National Football League from 1923 to 1926 for the Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos. He played professional basketball for the Buffalo Germans, Denver Tigers, and Two Harbors All-Stars.
Gilbert was born in 1900 in Oscoda, Michigan. He moved to Duluth, Minnesota, as a child. At the time of the 1910 U.S. Census, he was living with his parents, Walter and Minnie Gilbert, in Duluth's 7th Ward. At the time of the 1920 U.S. Census, Gilbert's father, Walter Gilbert, Sr., was employed as a laborer in a Duluth steel plant.
Gilbert graduated from Denfeld High School in Duluth where he starred in baseball, basketball and football. He led Denfeld's football team to a city championship before graduating in 1920.
After graduating from high school, Gilbert attended Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. He played for Valparaiso's 1920 football team that compiled a record of 5-3 and outscored opponents 215 to 60. Gilbert also played baseball and basketball at Valparaiso.
From 1923 to 1926, Gilbert played professional football as a halfback and punter for the Duluth Eskimos of the National Football League. Gilbert played in the backfield with Ernie Nevers and handled punting and forward passing for the Duluth team. He reportedly punted the football 98 yards in a game against Rock Island and set an unofficial football record by drop-kicking a football 61 yards.
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