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Billy Gumbert

Billy Gumbert

American baseball player (1865–1946)

Billy Gumbert (August 8, 1865 – April 13, 1946), was a Major League Baseball pitcher in the 19th century.

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Biography

Gumbert was born William Skeen Gumbert in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 8, 1865. His brother, Ad Gumbert, and great nephew, Harry Gumbert, were also Major League Baseball pitchers.[1]

He is recognized as the first pitcher in Major League baseball history (third MLB player overall) - and the first player in the then-newly christened National League - to hit a home run in their first at-bat, which he accomplished on June 19, 1890.[2] It would be the only home run of his career.[3]

He also played football as a lineman for the Pittsburgh Athletic Club.[1]

Death and interment

Billy Gumbert died in his home town of Pittsburgh and was buried in Homewood Cemetery.[3]

See also

Sources

  1. [1]
    Keck, Harry (March 1, 1942). "Recalling the Three Gumberts". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. sec. 3, p. 2. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    Nemec, David, ed. (2011). Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871–1900, Volume 2: The Hall of Famers and Memorable Personalities Who Shaped the Game. U of Nebraska Press. pp. 316–317. ISBN 9780803235328.
  3. [3]
    "Billy Gumbert Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
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