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Bill Gullickson

Bill Gullickson, American baseball player

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Born
February 20, 1959
Age in 2026
67
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1959

About Bill Gullickson

William Lee Gullickson is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played professionally in Canada, the U.S. and Japan, during an 18-year professional career, of which 14 seasons were spent in MLB. In 1981, he helped the Expos to their only division title with a 7–9, 2.81 record. Gullickson was selected as the second player to be drafted in the first round of the June 1977 Major League Baseball draft, by the Montreal Expos, out of Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet, Illinois. Gullickson held that record for 18 years, until Kerry Wood broke it with 20 strikeouts in 1998. Gullickson held the Montreal Expos-Washington Nationals all-time strikeout record for a single game with 18 strikeouts until Max Scherzer broke the record in 2016.

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Bill Gullickson timeline

  1. Gullickson was selected as the second player to be drafted in the first round of the June 1977 Major League Baseball draft, by the Montreal Expos, out of Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet, Illinois.
  2. In 1981, he helped the Expos to their only division title with a 7–9, 2.81 record.
  3. Gullickson held that record for 18 years, until Kerry Wood broke it with 20 strikeouts in 1998.
  4. Gullickson held the Montreal Expos-Washington Nationals all-time strikeout record for a single game with 18 strikeouts until Max Scherzer broke the record in 2016.

The world when Bill Gullickson was born

Bill Gullickson was born in 1959. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1959

  • #1 song"Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin
  • Top movieBen-Hur
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookGoldfinger – Ian Fleming

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentIngemar Johansson knocks out Floyd Patterson for heavyweight title
  • Top headlineAlaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th US states
  • Technology milestoneMicrochip (integrated circuit) invented
  • Defining fadBarbie dolls
  • Notable inventionBarbie doll
  • World population2.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population177.1M

1959 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bill Gullickson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19592026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,400$435,000
Average income$7,000$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population177.1M341 million

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