George Joseph "Chippy" Gaw (March 13, 1892 – May 5, 1968) was an American professional

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and college

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and baseball coach. He appeared in six

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games for the

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in 1920.

Biography

A native of West Newton, Massachusetts, Gaw was a high school baseball and hockey star for Newton, and began playing minor league baseball at age 19. Throughout the 1910s, he played for the

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and

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of the New England League, and the

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, and

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of the

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. Along the way, he received his degree in dentistry from

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. Gaw made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs in the 1920 season. He pitched in six major league games for the Cubs, posting a 4.85 ERA in 13 innings of work, and recording one hit and one run in four plate appearances. Gaw's longest outing for Chicago came on June 11 when he tossed 7.1 innings in relief of

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against the

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in an 8-3 Cubs loss at the

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. The Cubs sent Gaw down to the

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in July. He spent 1921 with the

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of the

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, his final season in professional baseball. After his professional playing career, Gaw went on to coach at the collegiate level. He was head ice hockey coach at

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(1921–1922),

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(1922–1924) and

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(1924–1928), and also coached baseball at BU. In 1926, he pitched and was the player-manager for Falmouth in the

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, where his star player was future major leaguer Josh Billings. At Falmouth, Gaw was described as "a brainy ball player, an excellent pitcher, avinga wonderful and most pleasing personality, and a gentleman par excellence at all times." Gaw died in 1968.

Head coaching record

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