Gilbert James McDougald was an American Major League Baseball infielder who spent ten major league seasons playing for the New York Yankees from 1951 through 1960.
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24 Facts About Gil McDougald
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Gil McDougald was an All-Star for five seasons, and was a member of eight American League pennant-winning teams and five World Series champion teams.
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Gil McDougald was known for hitting a line drive that severely injured pitcher Herb Score's right eye during a game at Municipal Stadium in 1957.
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Gil McDougald was born in San Francisco, the younger of two sons born to William James Gil McDougald and his wife, the former Ella McGuire.
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Gil McDougald attended Commerce High School, where he was an All-City basketball player.
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Gil McDougald did not make the varsity baseball team until his senior year.
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Gil McDougald played for various minor league teams before being promoted to the big leagues in 1951.
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Gil McDougald played his first major league game on April 20,1951.
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Gil McDougald narrowly beat out Minnie Minoso in the voting for the 1951 American League Rookie of the Year.
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Gil McDougald 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.
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Gil McDougald was an All-Star in 1952,1956,1957,1958, and 1959, playing in four of the six games that were played.
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Gil McDougald led all American League infielders in double plays at three different positions – at third base, at second base and shortstop.
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Gil McDougald was the double play leader at shortstop despite sharing time at the position with rookie Tony Kubek.
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Only two years before, Gil McDougald was struck in the left ear during batting practice by a ball hit by teammate Bob Cerv.
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Gil McDougald retired in 1960 at only age 32, though not directly because of his hearing loss.
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In 1958, Gil McDougald was given the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, which is awarded annually by the Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Columbia University.
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Gil McDougald said he made up his mind to retire during the World Series and that his inclusion by the Yankees on a list of players eligible to be selected in the 1960 Expansion Draft had nothing to do with his decision.
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Gil McDougald was the head baseball coach at Fordham University from 1970 to 1976.
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Gil McDougald resigned this position due to his worsening hearing loss, a result of being hit in the head by a line drive during batting practice in 1955.
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Gil McDougald's hearing was somewhat restored by a cochlear implant he received during surgery at the New York University Medical Center in 1994.
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Gil McDougald later became a paid spokesperson for the implant manufacturer, Cochlear Americas.
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Gil McDougald became a speaker at benefits for hearing organizations, and testified before Congress.
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Gil McDougald died of prostate cancer at his home in Wall Township, New Jersey, at the age of 82.
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Gil McDougald was survived by his wife of 62 years, the former Lucille Tochilin, seven children, and 14 grandchildren.
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