You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Bullpen > Paul Gillespie - BR Bullpen

Paul Gillespie

From BR Bullpen

Jump to: navigation, search
130 pix

Paul Allen Gillespie

BR page

[edit] Biographical Information

Paul Gillespie was a backup catcher on the pennant-winning 1945 Chicago Cubs. He was one of several players in the majors who wore a commemorative patch indicating honorable discharge from the service, something that was nicknamed the "ruptured duck".

He was a team leader sartorially, getting a crew cut in 1945 - something that was soon copied by a number of other Cubs.

Gillespie and John Miller are the only men to hit home runs in their first and last big-league at bats.

Served in the U S Coast Guard during World War II. He was a sales representative for Adler Typewriter Company. Died after a short illness in Anniston, AL on August 11, 1970.


[edit] Related Sites

Personal tools