Career
But his Major League career lasted only two seasons (the Braves" breakthrough 1914 campaign and 1915). A left-handed batter, he batted.230 with five homers, 29 runs batted in, ten doubles and seven stolen bases. In the series, he drew an intentional walk in his only appearance.
Gilbert became more famous as a minor league manager in the Southern Association, where he led teams for 25 seasons, including the New Orleans Pelicans from 1923-1931 and 1933-1938 and the Nashville Vols from 1939-1948.
He took 1932 off from his dugout duties to serve as president of the Pelicans, then was a part-owner of the Vols from 1939 through 1955. His managing career was bracketed by pennants.
Gilbert"s career record as a minor league skipper was 2,128 wins and 1,627 defeats (567). He died in New Orleans of undisclosed causes at age 73.
He was the father of Charlie Gilbert, a National League outfielder from 1940-1943 and in 1946-1947, and Tookie Gilbert, a minor league slugger with the Vols who had two trials with the New York Giants in the early 1950s.