Milt Gaston | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | January 27, 1896 |
Birth Place: | Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, U.S. |
Death Place: | Barnstable, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 20 |
Debutyear: | 1924 |
Debutteam: | New York Yankees |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 26 |
Finalyear: | 1934 |
Finalteam: | Chicago White Sox |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 97–164 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 615 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 4.55 |
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Nathaniel Milton Gaston (January 27, 1896 – April 26, 1996) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1934. Born in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, he played for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox. His older brother, Alex, was his batterymate with the 1929 Red Sox. Danny MacFayden was his brother-in-law.
His first roommate in the majors was Lou Gehrig when he played for the New York Yankees.
Three of Babe Ruth's record-setting home runs during the 1927 New York Yankees season were hit off Gaston, on July 26, July 27 and Sept. 11.
Gaston's career record was 97–164. He is the major league record holder for most games under .500 in a career.
A good hitting pitcher in his 11-year major league career, he posted a .200 batting average (145-for-724) with 55 runs, 6 home runs and 75 RBIs.
Gaston died at the age of 100 in Barnstable, Massachusetts. He was the first centenarian player for the MLB to have played for at least 10 years.[1]