Richard Ronald Gyselman (April 6, 1908 – September 20, 1990) was a
third baseman
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in
Major League Baseball
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. He played for the
Boston Braves
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During it ...
in 1933 and 1934.
For his success in minor league baseball, Gyselman was a 2003 inductee in the
Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame
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1908 births
1990 deaths
Major League Baseball third basemen
Boston Braves players
Baseball players from San Francisco
Baseball players from Seattle
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