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Bill Gullickson (born February 20, 1959 in Marshall, Minnesota) is a former major league baseball pitcher who played for five different teams, in both the U.S. and Japan during a fourteen year career. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marshall is a city located in Lyon County, Minnesota. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ...


Gullickson was taken in the June 1977 MLB draft by the Montreal Expos, the second player to be taken. He finished second behind Steve Howe in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 1980, after a season in which he went 10-5 with a ERA of three, and set a major-league record for most strikeouts in a game by a rookie, with 18 and held it for 18 yeats until Kerry Wood broke it with 20 strikeouts in 1998. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 to 2004. ... There are different prominent people named Steve Howe: Steve Howe, the progressive rock guitarist. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ... In baseball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by K, K-S, or SO) occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. ... There have been several famous people named Kerry Wood: Kerry Wood (baseball player), American baseball player Kerry Wood (author), Canadian writer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...


In 1981 he helped the Expos to their only division title with a 7-9, 2.81 record. Except for the 1981 strike season, Gullickson was in double figures in wins for every year onward. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Gillickson was acquired by the Reds in 1986, going 15-12 that season. The next year he was acquired by the New York Yankees for their 1987 pennant drive, but he was unhappy there and in 1988 accepted a two million offer to pitch in Japan for the Tokyo Giants, with whom stayed two seasons. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (26) 2000 â€¢ 1999 â€¢ 1998 â€¢ 1996 1978 â€¢ 1977 â€¢ 1962 â€¢ 1961 1958 â€¢ 1956 â€¢ 1953 â€¢ 1952 1951 â€¢ 1950 â€¢ 1949 â€¢ 1947 1943 â€¢ 1941 â€¢ 1939 â€¢ 1938 1937 â€¢ 1936 â€¢ 1932 â€¢ 1928 1927 â€¢ 1923 AL Pennants (39) 2003 â€¢ 2001 â€¢ 2000... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Yomiuri Giants (in Kanji: 読売巨人; Yomiuri-kyojin) is the most popular baseball team based in Japan. ...


Gullickson signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros after the 1989 season, and had a mediocre season before being released. He then signed a multi-million dollar contract with the Detroit Tigers, with whom he pitched a few seasons. In 1991 Gullickson led the American League in wins, with 21, but in 1994 was forced to retire due to injuries. In North American sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has run out and is now free to sign with another team. ... Major league affiliations National League (1962-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (1) 2005 Central Division titles (4) 2001 â€¢ 1999 â€¢ 1998 â€¢ 1997 West Division titles (2) [1][2] 1986 â€¢ 1980 Wild card berths (2) 2005 â€¢ 2004 [1... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1998-present) East Division (1969-1997) Major league titles World Series titles (4) 1984 â€¢ 1968 â€¢ 1945 â€¢ 1935 AL Pennants (9) 1984 â€¢ 1968 â€¢ 1945 â€¢ 1940 1935 â€¢ 1934 â€¢ 1909 â€¢ 1908 1907 Central Division titles (0) None East Division Champs (3) 1987 â€¢ 1984 â€¢ 1972... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...


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Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Bill Gullickson (420 words)
Bill Gullickson (born February 20, 1959 in Marshall, Minnesota) is a former major league baseball pitcher who played for five different teams, in both the U.S. and Japan during a fourteen year career.
Gullickson was taken in the June 1977 MLB draft by the Montreal Expos, the second player to be taken.
Gullickson signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros after the 1989 season, and had a mediocre season before being released.
Bill Gullickson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (397 words)
Bill Gullickson (born February 20, 1959 in Marshall, Minnesota) is a former major league baseball pitcher who played for five different teams, in both the U.S. and Japan during a fourteen year career.
Gullickson was taken in the June 1977 MLB draft by the Montreal Expos, the second player to be taken.
Gullickson signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros after the 1989 season, and had a mediocre season before being released.
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