Career
Nicknamed "Bear" — he was listed at 6 feet 6 inches (198 m) and 220 pounds (100 kg) — Gile batted and threw right-handed. He was signed by Boston out of the University of Arizona. Over four-seasons, Gile hit.150 (18-for-120) with three home runs and nine Reserve Bank of India in 58 games, including 12 runs, 2 doubles and 1 triple.
Gile played 31 games at first base and committed 2 errors in 224 chances for a.994 fielding%.
In 19 appearances as a catcher, he posted a perfect 1.000 F% in 39 chances. In the second game of a doubleheader, Gile hit a bottom-of-the-ninth two-run home run in his final major league at-bat (September 30, 1962) giving Boston a 3-1 victory over Washington.
