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Name	Team	Age
Jeff Gillespie	Retired (1973, Age 36)	Died (2016, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9 (1959)	1B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Hank Aaron League	0	6 years (1 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C-	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B	B+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
F	C	C
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	A-	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	10/28/1937
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (CF)
B+ (73.6 %)	C+ (48.3 %)	C  (36.0 %)

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Year	Vs	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
Total		1528	5165	1422	204	76	173	684	478	981	.782	.338	.445	.275

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1973-11-01	Jeff Gillespie has retired from the Chicago Cubbies
1962-03-30	The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Joe Lafata to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jeff Gillespie to the major league team.
1961-05-29	The Chicago Cubbies have sent Jeff Gillespie down to the minors.
1961-05-15	The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jeff Gillespie to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Tanner Boyle to the minors.
1961-04-13	The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Brock Metzger to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Otto "Beer" Stein to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Fred Dumont to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Jeff Gillespie to the minors.
1961-04-01	A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Buschmen and the Chicago Cubbies. The Chicago Cubbies receive Jeff Gillespie, Lloyd Puccinelli from the St. Louis Buschmen in exchange for Joe "Saint" Benard, Steve Selma.
1960-10-03	The St. Louis Buschmen have promoted C.C. Sabathia to the major league team. The St. Louis Buschmen have promoted Jeff Gillespie to the major league team. The St. Louis Buschmen have sent Hank Boser to the minors. The St. Louis Buschmen have sent Keith Sweeney to the minors.
1959-08-22	A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Buschmen and the Chicago 89s. The Chicago 89s receive Lyn "Mac" McChesney from the St. Louis Buschmen in exchange for Sam Hooker, Jeff Gillespie.