Henry Gillespie (baseball)

Henry Gillespie
Henry Gillespie
	Pitcher
	Born: July 14, 1896; Cheraw, South Carolina
	Died: June 1, 1963 (aged 66); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1921, for the Hilldale Club
Last appearance
	1932, for the Bacharach Giants
Teams
	Hilldale Club (1921–1922); Bacharach Giants (1925); Lincoln Giants (1925); Harrisburg Giants (1926); Bacharach Giants (1927); Philadelphia Tigers (1928); Hilldale Club (1930); Baltimore Black Sox (1931); Bacharach Giants (1932);

Henry Gillespie (July 14, 1896 – June 1, 1963) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s and 1930s.

A native of Cheraw, South Carolina, Gillespie made his Negro leagues debut in 1921 with the Hilldale Club. He went on to play for several teams, and finished his career in 1932 with the Bacharach Giants.[1][2] Gillespie died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1963 at age 66.

References

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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