Jim Gilliam

Jim Gilliam
Jim Gilliam
	Gilliam in 1971
	Second baseman / Third baseman
	Born: October 17, 1928; Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
	Died: October 8, 1978 (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
NgL/MLB statistics
Batting average	.266
Home runs	65
Runs batted in	618
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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