Bob Gibson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 189lb (185cm, 85kg)

Born: November 9, 1935 in Omaha, NE us

Died: October 2, 2020 in Omaha, NE

Buried: Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, NE

High School: Tech HS (Omaha, NE)

School: Creighton University (Omaha, NE)

Debut: April 15, 1959 (Age 23-157d, 11,620th in major league history)
vs. LAD 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 3, 1975 (Age 39-298d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1981. (Voted by BBWAA on 337/401 ballots)
View Bob Gibson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Robert Gibson

Nicknames: Hoot or Gibby

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

89.2

251

174

ERA

2.91

528

482

3884.1

3117

WHIP

1.188

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-15 / in Starts: 23-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	38 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 107 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	60 (31-20-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 107 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	63 (33-20-10)

Most Driven In
J Javier	2
M Shannon	1
T McCarver	1
P Gagliano	0

Most Driven In By
L Brock	4
D Groat	2
C Flood	1
K Boyer	1

1964 Batting Game Log

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1964 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	186	2 (1)	Apr 15	STL	@	LAD	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.17	-0.020	2.29	-0.02%	-0.82	P
2	187	6 (3)	Apr 19	STL	@	HOU	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.41	-0.021	.98	-0.03%	-0.67	P
3	188	10 (3)	Apr 24	STL		HOU	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.05	-0.055	2.39	-0.08%	-0.51	P
4	189	14 (3)	Apr 29	STL		NYM	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.80	-0.093	3.78	-0.12%	-0.71	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	190	18 (3)	May 4	STL		PHI	W,9-2	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	.26	-0.001	.59	0.00%	0.16	P
6	191	20 (1)	May 6	STL	@	PIT	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9						P
7	192	23 (2)	May 9	STL	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.278	.188	.465	9	.84	0.033	1.71	0.04%	0.20	P
8	193	29 (5)	May 15	STL		MLN	W,10-6	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.167	.417	9	.50	-0.026	1.56	-0.05%	-0.66	P
9	194	34 (4)	May 20	STL		CHC	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.217	.143	.360	9	1.67	-0.127	4.75	-0.22%	-1.54	P
10	195	40 (5)	May 27	STL		SFG	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.200	.130	.330	9	.71	-0.035	2.35	-0.07%	-0.26	P
11	196	45 (4)	May 31 (2)	STL		CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	.98	0.007	2.76	0.01%	-0.08	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	197	48 (2)	Jun 4	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.290	.286	.576	9	1.02	0.146	2.80	0.24%	1.00	P
13	198	53 (4)	Jun 10 (1)	STL	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.265	.258	.523	9	1.46	-0.122	3.85	-0.19%	-0.81	P
14	199	58 (4)	Jun 14	STL	@	HOU	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.242	.492	9	1.59	-0.077	2.51	-0.07%	-0.60	P
15	200	63 (4)	Jun 19	STL		SFG	W,3-1	GS-9	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.263	.235	.498	9	.96	0.038	1.86	0.04%	0.03	P
16	201	69 (5)	Jun 26	STL		PHI	L,5-6	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.275	.250	.525	9	.85	-0.041	1.20	-0.04%	-0.30	P
17	202	73 (3)	Jun 29	STL		MLN	L,4-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.268	.243	.512	9	1.56	-0.040	1.31	-0.02%	-0.43	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	203	77 (3)	Jul 3	STL	@	CIN	L,1-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.250	.523	9	.98	0.061	.81	0.03%	0.59	P
19	204	81 (3)	Jul 10	STL	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.271	.250	.521	9	.83	-0.029	.37	-0.01%	-0.66	P
20	205	86 (4)	Jul 15	STL		LAD	L,3-13	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.260	.239	.499	9	1.43	-0.077	1.81	-0.06%	-0.73	P
21	206	88 (1)	Jul 17	STL		NYM	W,9-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.260	.239	.499	9						P
22	207	91 (2)	Jul 19 (2)	STL		NYM	W,7-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.245	.224	.470	9	1.17	-0.089	1.27	-0.06%	-0.80	P
23	208	95 (3)	Jul 24	STL	@	PHI	L,1-9	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.255	.235	.490	9	.54	-0.007	.48	0.00%	-0.03	P
24	209	99 (3)	Jul 28	STL	@	CHC	W,12-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.246	.226	.472	9	.64	-0.032	.67	-0.02%	-0.25	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	210	103 (3)	Aug 1	STL		CIN	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.237	.218	.455	9	.71	-0.034	.94	-0.03%	-0.39	P
26	211	107 (3)	Aug 6	STL		CHC	W,5-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.230	.211	.440	9	.27	-0.016	.24	-0.01%	-0.40	P
27	212	111 (3)	Aug 10	STL		SFG	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.238	.220	.458	9	1.02	0.085	1.20	0.06%	0.83	P
28	213	115 (3)	Aug 15	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.227	.210	.437	9	.60	-0.043	.54	-0.02%	-0.53	P
29	214	120 (4)	Aug 19	STL	@	HOU	L,7-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.221	.203	.424	9	1.56	-0.069	1.76	-0.05%	-0.57	P
30	215	124 (3)	Aug 24	STL		PIT	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.211	.194	.405	9	.99	-0.063	.36	-0.01%	-0.62	P
31	216	128 (3)	Aug 29	STL		LAD	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.203	.186	.388	9	.24	-0.019	.28	-0.01%	-0.74	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	217	132 (3)	Sep 2	STL		MLN	W,6-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.197	.181	.378	9	.66	-0.023	.72	-0.02%	-0.47	P
33	218	137 (4)	Sep 7 (1)	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.190	.173	.363	9	.54	-0.044	.57	-0.03%	-0.43	P
34	219	141 (3)	Sep 11	STL	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.193	.177	.370	9	.62	-0.017	1.13	-0.02%	0.13	P
35	220	145 (3)	Sep 15 (2)	STL	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.186	.171	.357	9	1.66	-0.169	2.84	-0.17%	-1.41	P
36	221	147 (1)	Sep 19 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	4	4	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.211	.233	.444	9	.34	0.071	.46	0.06%	1.33	P
37	222	152 (4)	Sep 24 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.169	.202	.225	.427	9	.86	-0.022	1.38	-0.02%	-0.56	P
38	223	157 (4)	Sep 28	STL		PHI	W,5-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.163	.196	.217	.413	9	.50	-0.029	7.15	-0.25%	-0.21	P
39	224	160 (2)	Oct 2	STL		NYM	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.213	.405	9	1.03	-0.052	27.81	-0.85%	-0.33	P
40	225	162 (1)	Oct 4	STL		NYM	W,11-5	5-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.188	.208	.396	9	.60	-0.033	28.91	-0.97%	-0.59	P
							25-15		107	96	8	15	3	1	0	4	3	0	38	1	6	1	1	0	0	0	.156	.188	.208	.396		.90	-1.084	2.68	-3.02%	-12.85

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