Championship Series. His uniform number 19 was retired by the Dodgers two days after his death, prior to Game 1 of the 1978 World Series. His number is one of two retired by the Dodgers of a player not in the Hall of Fame (Fernando Valenzuela is the other). He is interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery. Gilliam was respected for his personal qualities and sportsmanship, in addition to his playing ability, over his 28-year career with the Dodgers. Quotations about him include the following: The book Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout: Extra Innings (2004) includes short stories from former Dodger pitcher Carl Erskine. Gilliam is prominent in many of these stories. In 1981, the City of Los Angeles dedicated a park in honor of Junior Gilliam's legacy. In 1984 the Jim Gilliam Park opened to the public, and is located on La Brea Avenue. The Jim Gilliam Park is marked by several facilities named after him. The first ball ceremony was thrown by the Honorable Tom Bradley, Mayor of Los Angeles (1973–1993). On May 21, 2015, the Nashville Metro Council passed an ordinance renaming a part of Jackson Street between Second Avenue and to an alley slightly past Fifth Avenue to "Junior Gilliam Way". The center part of this stretch named for Gilliam is the location of Nashville's First Horizon Park, a minor league baseball stadium built in 2015 for the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. See also List of Negro league baseball players who played in Major League Baseball List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise References Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia (2000). Kingston, New York: Total/Sports Illustrated. . External links or Seamheads Jim Gilliam at SABR (Baseball BioProject) Jim Gilliam at Baseball Almanac Jim Gilliam at Baseballbiography.com 1928 births 1978 deaths African-American baseball coaches African-American baseball players Baltimore Elite Giants players Baseball players from Nashville, Tennessee Brooklyn Dodgers players Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball) players Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente infielders Los Angeles Dodgers coaches Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball coaches with retired numbers Major League Baseball first base coaches Major League Baseball hitting coaches Major League Baseball players with retired numbers Major League Baseball second basemen Major