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| + | |summary=was a professional player. | ||
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| + | == Profile == | ||
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| + | === Personal === | ||
| + | * Resided in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1952. | ||
| + | * Got his nickname "Tookie" when youngsters and his brothers let him take batting practice with them; they would call him "Rookie" but Harold pronounced it "Tookie". | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Achievements === | ||
| + | * Was named to the 1949 Southern Association All Star team while playing for Nashville. | ||
| + | * Led the 1951 American Association in home runs with 29. | ||
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| + | === Contract signing === | ||
| + | * Was signed by [[Mel Ott]], manager of the 1952 Oakland Oaks, in 1946 for $50,000; at that time Mel Ott was a New York Giants scout. | ||
| + | * Numerous clubs were after Tookie so his father, Lary Gilbert, Sr., co-owner of the Nashville team in the Southern Association, put the names in a hat and pulled out Ott's. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1952.
- Got his nickname "Tookie" when youngsters and his brothers let him take batting practice with them; they would call him "Rookie" but Harold pronounced it "Tookie".
[edit] Achievements
- Was named to the 1949 Southern Association All Star team while playing for Nashville.
- Led the 1951 American Association in home runs with 29.
[edit] Contract signing
- Was signed by Mel Ott, manager of the 1952 Oakland Oaks, in 1946 for $50,000; at that time Mel Ott was a New York Giants scout.
- Numerous clubs were after Tookie so his father, Lary Gilbert, Sr., co-owner of the Nashville team in the Southern Association, put the names in a hat and pulled out Ott's.
[edit] Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
