Gil English was born on Friday, July 2, 1909, in Glenola, North Carolina. English was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 20, 1931, with the New York Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Gil English baseball stats page.
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Gil English |
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Gil EnglishGil English Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Gil EnglishGil English Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1931 | 22 | Giants | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| 1932 | 23 | Giants | 59 | 204 | 22 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | - | 20 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .225 | .244 | .338 |
| 1936 | 27 | Tigers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1937 | 28 | Tigers | 18 | 65 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - | 4 | 0 | - | 1 | - | .262 | .333 | .323 |
| 1937 | 28 | Bees | 79 | 269 | 25 | 78 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 23 | - | 27 | 2 | - | 1 | 11 | .290 | .348 | .346 |
| 1938 | 29 | Bees | 53 | 165 | 17 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 15 | - | 16 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | .248 | .315 | .321 |
| 1944 | 35 | Dodgers | 27 | 79 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - | 7 | 2 | - | 0 | 2 | .152 | .212 | .228 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 6 Years | 240 | 791 | 74 | 194 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 90 | 56 | 0 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .245 | .298 | .321 | ||
Gil EnglishGil English Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1931 Giants | 3B | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1932 Giants | 3B | 39 | 37 | 741 | 130 | 3.3 | 121 | 40 | 81 | 9 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 4.41 |
| 1932 Giants | SS | 23 | 16 | 438 | 94 | 4.1 | 89 | 37 | 52 | 5 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 5.49 |
| 1936 Tigers | 3B | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1937 Tigers | 2B | 12 | 10 | 276 | 53 | 4.4 | 51 | 23 | 28 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 4.99 |
| 1937 Tigers | 3B | 6 | 6 | 138 | 9 | 1.5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.76 |
| 1937 Bees | 3B | 71 | 69 | 1,821 | 190 | 2.7 | 182 | 61 | 121 | 8 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.70 |
| 1938 Bees | 2B | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 |
| 1938 Bees | 3B | 43 | 38 | 813 | 113 | 2.6 | 108 | 33 | 75 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 3.59 |
| 1938 Bees | LF | 3 | 3 | 81 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.67 |
| 1938 Bees | SS | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1944 Dodgers | 2B | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1944 Dodgers | 3B | 11 | 11 | 201 | 36 | 3.3 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 4.57 |
| 1944 Dodgers | SS | 13 | 9 | 243 | 49 | 3.8 | 45 | 12 | 33 | 4 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .918 | 5.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 3B Totals | 174 | 161 | 3,714 | 484 | 2.8 | 460 | 155 | 305 | 24 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 3.34 | |
| SS Totals | 38 | 25 | 681 | 144 | 3.8 | 135 | 50 | 85 | 9 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 5.35 | |
| 2B Totals | 16 | 10 | 276 | 56 | 3.5 | 53 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 5.18 | |
| LF Totals | 3 | 3 | 81 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.67 | |
| 6 Years | 231 | 199 | 4,752 | 689 | 3.0 | 653 | 233 | 420 | 36 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 3.71 | |
Gil EnglishGil English Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1931 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1932 Giants | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | n/a | 102.0 | 10.2 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
| 1936 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1937 Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 65.0 | 16.3 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
| 1937 Bees | 3 | - | - | 8 | 0 | n/a | 134.5 | 10.0 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1938 Bees | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | n/a | 82.5 | 10.3 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1944 Dodgers | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | n/a | 79.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 6 Years | 5 | 1 | .833 | 15 | 1 | n/a | 98.9 | 10.1 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
Gil EnglishGil English Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1931 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1932 New York Giants | 23 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1936 Detroit Tigers | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1937 Detroit Tigers | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1937 Boston Bees | 2 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1938 Boston Bees | 2 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
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