| Chippy Gaw | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1892-03-13)March 13, 1892 West Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Died: May 26, 1968(1968-05-26) (aged 76) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 1920, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 4, 1920, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Innings | 13.0 |
| Earned run average | 4.85 |
| Win–loss record | 1-1 |
| Stats atBaseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
George Joseph "Chippy" Gaw (March 13, 1892 – May 5, 1968) was an American professionalbaseballpitcher and collegeice hockey and baseball coach. He appeared in sixMajor League Baseball games for theChicago Cubs in 1920.
A native ofWest Newton, Massachusetts, Gaw was a high school baseball and hockey star for Newton,[1] and began playing minor league baseball at age 19. Throughout the 1910s, he played for theBrockton Shoemakers andWorcester Busters of theNew England League, and theToronto Maple Leafs,Buffalo Bisons, andProvidence Grays of theInternational League.[2] Along the way, he received his degree in dentistry fromTufts University.[3]
Gaw made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs in the1920 season. He pitched in six major league games for the Cubs, posting a 4.85 ERA in 13 innings of work, and recording one hit and one run in four plate appearances. Gaw's longest outing for Chicago came on June 11 when he tossed 7.1 innings in relief ofSpeed Martin against thePhiladelphia Phillies in an 8-3 Cubs loss at theBaker Bowl.[4] The Cubs sent Gaw down to theIndianapolis Indians in July. He spent 1921 with theMilwaukee Brewers of theAmerican Association, his final season in professional baseball.
After his professional playing career, Gaw went on to coach at the collegiate level. He was head ice hockey coach atDartmouth College (1921–1922),Princeton University (1922–1924) andBoston University (1924–1928), and also coached baseball at BU.[5]
In 1926, he pitched and was the player-manager forFalmouth in theCape Cod Baseball League, where his star player was future major leaguerJosh Billings. At Falmouth, Gaw was described as "a brainy ball player, an excellent pitcher, [having] a wonderful and most pleasing personality, and a gentleman par excellence at all times."[6][7][8] Gaw died in 1968.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIT EngineersIndependent(1920–1921) | |||||||||
| 1920–21 | MIT | 3–4–0 | |||||||
| MIT: | 3–4–0 | ||||||||
| DartmouthIndependent(1921–1922) | |||||||||
| 1921–22 | Dartmouth | 4–1–1 | |||||||
| Dartmouth: | 4–1–1 | ||||||||
| Princeton TigersIndependent(1922–1924) | |||||||||
| 1922–23 | Princeton | 12–5–1 | |||||||
| 1923–24 | Princeton | 12–6–0 | |||||||
| Princeton: | 24–11–1 | ||||||||
| Boston University TerriersIndependent(1924–1928) | |||||||||
| 1924–25 | Boston University | 7–4–1 | |||||||
| 1925–26 | Boston University | 7–8–0 | |||||||
| 1926–27 | Boston University | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1927–28 | Boston University | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| Boston University: | 22–19–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 53–35–5 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||