Andrew Gilbert was a Major League Baseball

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 player and coach and a minor league

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 manager

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. He was a center fielder

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 during the 1942

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-Major League Baseball:*World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees *All-Star Game, July 6 at Polo Grounds: American League, 3-1-Other champions:*Negro Leagues World Series: Kansas City Monarchs over Homestead Grays...

 and 1946

1946 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:*World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox *All-Star Game, July 9 at Fenway Park: American League, 12–0-Other champions:*Negro League World Series: Newark Eagles over Kansas City Monarchs...

 seasons. Listed at 6' 0", 203 lb., Gilbert batted and threw right-handed.

A native of Bradenville

Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

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, Pennsylvania

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, Gilbert entered the majors in 1942 with the Boston Red Sox

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, playing for them in six games before joining the military service

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 during World War II

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 (1943–45). After discharge, he rejoined the Red Sox in 1946, his last major league season.

In parts of two seasons, Gilbert was a .083 hitter (1-for-12) with one run

Run (baseball)

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 and one RBI

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 in eight games. He did not hit a home run

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. As a defensive replacement, he collected six putout

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s for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage

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Following his playing career, Gilbert became a successful minor league manager in 29 seasons with the New York/San Francisco Giants

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 (1950–1980) and Atlanta Braves

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 (1981–1982) organizations. He posted a 2009-1889 record for a .514 winning percentage

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, including league championships with the Springfield Giants

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 (Eastern League, 1959, 1960 [co-champ] and 1961) and Amarillo Giants

Amarillo Gold Sox

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 (Texas League

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, 1969 and 1971). He also coached during four seasons for the San Francisco Giants (1972–1975).

Gilbert died in Davis, California

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 at age 78 and is buried in St. Vincent Cemetery in Latrobe, Pennsylvania

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