Jim Gilliam

Jim Gilliam
Gilliam in 1971
Second baseman / Third baseman
Born: (1928-10-17)October 17, 1928 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: October 8, 1978(1978-10-08) (aged 49) Inglewood, California, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
Professional debut
NgL: 1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
MLB: April 14, 1953, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1966, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB[a] statistics
Batting average	.266
Home runs	65
Runs batted in	625
Teams
Negro leagues Baltimore Elite Giants (1946–1950) Major League Baseball Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers (1953–1966)
Career highlights and awards
3× NgL All-Star (1948–1950) 2× All-Star (1956, 1959) 4× World Series champion (1955, 1959, 1963, 1965) NL Rookie of the Year (1953) Los Angeles Dodgers No. 19 retired

James William "Junior" Gilliam (October 17, 1928 – October 8, 1978) was an American second baseman, third baseman, and coach in Negro league and Major League Baseball who spent his entire major league career with the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers. He was named the 1953 National League Rookie of the Year, and was a key member of ten National League championship teams from 1953 to 1978. As the Dodgers' leadoff hitter for most of the 1950s, he scored over 100 runs in each of his first four seasons and led the National League in triples in 1953 and walks in 1959. Upon retirement, he became one of the first African-American coaches in the major leagues.

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