| Frank Gilhooley | |
| Position: | Right fielder |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | June 10, 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 18 |
| Debutyear: | 1911 |
| Debutteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 24 |
| Finalyear: | 1919 |
| Finalteam: | Boston Red Sox |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .271 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 2 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 58 |
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Francis Patrick "Frank" Gilhooley Sr. (June 10, 1892 – July 11, 1959) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mostly as a right fielder from through for the St. Louis Cardinals (1911–12), New York Yankees (1913–18) and Boston Red Sox (1919). Listed at, 155 lb., Gilhooley batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
He was born in Toledo, Ohio, and attended Central Catholic High School there.
In a nine-season career, Gilhooley was a .271 hitter (289-for-1068) with two home runs and 58 RBI in 312 games, including 142 runs, 30 doubles 10 triples, 37 stolen bases, and a .357 on-base percentage. His most productive season came with the 1918 Yankees, when he appeared in a career-high 112 games while hitting .276 with 23 RBI, 59 runs and 19 extrabases, also career-numbers.
As an outfielder, Gilhooley played 285 games at right field (236), left (30) and center (19), recording a collective .957 fielding percentage.
He was later the player-manager of the Jersey City Skeeters in the International League in 1928 and 1929.
He married Mae Casey in 1917, and had 3 children, Mary Irene, Mary Frances and Frank Jr. Frank Jr. announced for the Toledo Mud Hens and was also the sports director at WTVG-TV, Channel 13, until 1986.[1]
Gilhooley died in his homeland of Toledo, Ohio, at age 67.