Charlie Gilbert

Charlie Gilbert
Charlie Gilbert
	Center fielder
	Born: July 8, 1919; New Orleans, Louisiana
	Died: August 13, 1983 (aged 64); New Orleans, Louisiana
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
	April 16, 1940, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
	September 28, 1947, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting Average	.229
Home Runs	5
RBI	55
Teams
	Brooklyn Dodgers (1940); Chicago Cubs (1941–1943, 1946); Philadelphia Phillies (1946–1947);

Charles Mader Gilbert (July 8, 1919 – August 13, 1983) was an American professional baseball outfielder who appeared in 364 games, mostly as a center fielder, in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1940), Chicago Cubs (1941–1943 and 1946) and Philadelphia Phillies (1946–1947). He threw and batted left-handed and stood 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was the son of former MLB outfielder and longtime minor-league manager Larry Gilbert; his brother Tookie also played in the majors.

Charlie Gilbert served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theatre of World War II.[1] He joined the Dodgers in his second pro season, in 1940. In his third MLB game, on April 23, 1940, he hit a pair of home runs against the Boston Bees in an 8–3 Brooklyn victory at Ebbets Field.[2] He thus became the first player, and one of three men in the history of the Dodgers' franchise, to have a multi-home-run game in his first five starts; the others are Cody Bellinger and Yasiel Puig.[3]

He died at age 64 in New Orleans.

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