Don Gullet

[Carbofan]

Does anyone know what is up with Don Gullet? I always thought he was very highly thought of as a pitching coach. If this is so, it would seem he would have landed somewhere. Weren't the Yankees always after him?

[kheidg-]

Good point, I haven't heard anything regarding Gullet.

[Chip R]

I thought I heard he was home in KY tending to the farm.

[RedFanAlways1966]

I thought I heard he was home in KY tending to the farm.

Yep, Chip. This was asked during the wonderful banana-phone-time last Friday. Marty said that Don is on the farm in KY.

[Redsman14]

I know Don very well and he is at home in Ky. He is doing alot of hunting and fishing. He has had a couple of offers to return to coaching but declined. He said that he would only return in the right situation. I know that he has many friends in baseball and that he stays in contact with them. I also know that he still follows the Reds closely and is very much enjoying himself.

[Team Clark]

I know Don very well and he is at home in Ky. He is doing alot of hunting and fishing. He has had a couple of offers to return to coaching but declined. He said that he would only return in the right situation. I know that he has many friends in baseball and that he stays in contact with them. I also know that he still follows the Reds closely and is very much enjoying himself.

I saw Don and Don Jr. recently. Don is "pretty damn happy" being on the farm. He looks good and seemed pretty much at peace.

[Chip R]

I saw Don and Don Jr. recently. Don is "pretty damn happy" being on the farm. He looks good and seemed pretty much at peace.

I wouldn't be surprised if every so often his head involuntarily jerks to the right as if he's watching another ball fly out of the park.

[cumberlandreds]

Speaking of Gullett. This is the anniversary of his major league debut,April 10, 1970. Not a bad debut.


Code Game Played on Friday, April 10, 1970 (N) at Candlestick Park
CIN N 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 10 0
SF N 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 x - 4 9 0
BATTINGCincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Tolan cf 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Helms 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Rose rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 10 0
Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Carbo lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Stewart 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 2
Concepcion ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 5
McRae ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Washburn p 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bravo ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Chaney ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3 4 4 24 11
FIELDING -
DP: 1.
BATTING -
2B: Tolan (2,off Robertson).
3B: Carbo (1,off Robertson).
SF: Washburn (1,off Robertson).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Rose (2,2nd base off Robertson/Dietz); Tolan (2,2nd base off Robertson/Dietz);
Carbo (1,2nd base off Robertson/Dietz).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Bonds rf 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 0
Gallagher 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
Mays cf 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 1
McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Henderson lf 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 0
Dietz c 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Fuentes 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 4
Hunt ph,2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lanier ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
Burda ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heise pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Robertson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Linzy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 32 4 9 4 6 6 27 13
FIELDING -
DP: 3.
BATTING -
2B: Dietz (2,off Washburn); Mays (1,off Washburn); Hunt (1,off Granger).
HBP: Burda (1,by Granger).
IBB: McCovey (2,by Washburn).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHINGCincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR
Washburn 4.2 5 3 3 5 4 0
Gullett 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0
Granger L(0-1) 2 3 1 1 0 0 0
Totals 8 9 4 4 6 6 0
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR
Robertson 7.2 9 3 3 4 3 0
Linzy W(1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 9 10 3 3 4 4 0
WP: Robertson (1).
HBP: Granger (1,Burda).
IBB: Washburn (1,McCovey).
Umpires: Nick Colosi, Tom Gorman, Mel Steiner, Bill Williams
Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 6989 Code