Gil McDougald

Gilbert James McDougald (born May 19, 1928) is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He played ten seasons with the New York Yankees, going to the World Series in eight of those seasons. He was born in San Francisco, California and attended University of San Francisco. He played his first major league game on April 20, 1951. On May 3 of that year, he tied a major league record by batting in 6 runs in one inning. Later in the year, in the Worl... more

Gilbert James McDougald (born May 19, 1928) is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He played ten seasons with the New York Yankees, going to the World Series in eight of those seasons. He was born in San Francisco, California and attended University of San Francisco. He played his first major league game on April 20, 1951. On May 3 of that year, he tied a major league record by batting in 6 runs in one inning. Later in the year, in the World Series, he became the first rookie to hit a grand slam home run in the Series. He narrowly beat out Minnie Miñoso in the voting for the 1951 American League Rookie of the Year. His entire major league career was spent on the New York Yankees, wearing uniform number 12. He was a versatile player, playing all the infield positions except first base: 599 games at second base, 508 games at third, and 284 at shortstop. He played in five All-Star Games: in 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, and 1959. McDougald led all American League infielders in double... less