Charlie Gould
Charles Harvey Gould (August 21, 1847 – April 9, 1917), nicknamed "The Bushel Basket", was an American Major League Baseball player during the 1860s and 1870s. He was the first baseman for the original Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869 and 1870, the first team consisting entirely of professional players. He was the only native Cincinnatian on the club.
| Charlie Gould | |
|---|---|
| First baseman | |
| Born: August 21, 1847 Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| Died: April 9, 1917 (aged 69) Flushing, New York | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 5, 1871, for the Boston Red Stockings | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 12, 1877, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .257 |
| Hits | 248 |
| RBIs | 110 |
| Teams | |
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Gould was noted as having an affable personality, and for being six feet tall, the only such player on the Red Stockings that tall. His height and long arms were physical traits that factored in his high fielding proficiency. He was rarely noted for making errors, or "muffing" the ball during his career, but it was his throwing error in the eleventh inning of a game between the Red Stockings and the Brooklyn Atlantics in 1870, that allowed the winning run to score, ending the Stockings' winning streak, which was at 84 games.
He returned home in 1876 to lead the new club that was a charter member of the National League. In all he played about twelve seasons of "bare hand" first base for major teams.