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He finished the season with a 5-6 record and a 2.53 earned run average (ERA) in 30 games.
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Born in Muscatine, Iowa, he was 5 feet 6 inches (168 m) in height and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg). Gould made his major league debut on July 11, 1916 for the Cleveland Indians. He pitched a shutout on August 2, 1916 against the Philadelphia Athletics.
The following season, he spent the year with the Indians and played in 27 games, going 4-4 with a 3.64 ERA. He returned to the minor leagues after that season. Gould enjoyed a long career in the minors, mainly playing in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). A very good fielder in both the minors and the majors, he twice led the PCL at his position in fielding percentage.
Another highlight of his PCL career took place in 1919, when he pitched two complete game victories in one doubleheader. Most of his minor league success game with the Salt Lake City Bees. With them, he had 71 wins in five seasons between 1919 and 1923.
Gould died on August 8, 1982, at the age of 89 in San Jose, California, and was cremated and interred at Los Gatos Memorial Park in San Jose.
