| Paul Gilliford | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 20 |
| Debutyear: | 1967 |
| Debutteam: | Baltimore Orioles |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 24 |
| Finalyear: | 1967 |
| Finalteam: | Baltimore Orioles |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 0–0 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 12.00 |
| Stat3label: | Innings |
| Stat3value: | 3 |
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Paul Gant Gilliford (born January 12, 1945) is a retired American professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher who appeared in two Major League games for the Baltimore Orioles during the course of a five-year (1965–1969) career. He was listed at 5feet tall and .
In Gilliford's second pro season, 1966, he led the Class A Florida State League in earned run average (1.27) and posted a 16–3 won–lost record. On June 14 of that season, he pitched 11 scoreless innings during a 29-inning game between the Miami Marlins and the St. Petersburg Cardinals, the longest uninterrupted game, by innings, in professional baseball history.[1] After splitting the 1967 minor league season between the Class A California League and the Double-A Eastern League, Gilliford was called up by the MLB Orioles for a late-season trial. He pitched two scoreless innings against the Washington Senators in his debut,[2] but in his second appearance, also in relief four days later, the Boston Red Sox reached him for five hits, including a home run by George Scott, and four earned runs.[3] In three Major League innings pitched, Gilliford gave up six hits and one base on balls, with two strikeouts.
He returned to the minor leagues in 1968–1969 before leaving the game.