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	25-10 / in Starts: 24-10
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 110 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	58 (34-17-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 110 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	63 (32-20-10)

Most Driven In
J Javier	2
M Shannon	1
T McCarver	1
R Davis	1
D Maxvill	1

Most Driven In By
L Brock	1
J Edwards	1
B Tolan	0

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 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	341	1	Apr 10	STL		ATL	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.35	0.044	2.84	0.06%	0.17	P
2	342	5 (3)	Apr 15	STL	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.22	-0.087	3.05	-0.13%	-0.63	P
3	343	10 (4)	Apr 20	STL		CHC	L,1-5	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.51	-0.023	1.37	-0.04%	-0.24	P
4	344	14 (3)	Apr 26	STL		PIT	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	9	.58	0.076	1.96	0.15%	0.93	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	345	19 (4)	May 1	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG(12)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	.85	-0.076	3.37	-0.18%	-0.72	P
6	346	24 (4)	May 6	STL		NYM	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	1.71	-0.181	6.44	-0.41%	-1.20	P
7	347	28 (3)	May 12	STL		HOU	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	.69	-0.034	2.96	-0.09%	-0.30	P
8	348	32 (3)	May 17	STL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	1.67	-0.157	7.73	-0.44%	-0.82	P
9	349	37 (4)	May 22	STL		LAD	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9	.78	-0.036	2.87	-0.08%	-0.19	P
10	350	42 (4)	May 28	STL		SFG	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9	.52	-0.026	1.71	-0.05%	-0.26	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
11	351	47 (4)	Jun 2 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.194	.138	.331	9	.21	0.004	.71	0.01%	0.28	P
12	352	52 (4)	Jun 6	STL	@	HOU	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	.76	-0.066	3.43	-0.18%	-0.76	P
13	353	58 (5)	Jun 11	STL	@	ATL	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.184	.139	.323	9	.26	-0.027	1.46	-0.09%	-0.35	P
14	354	62 (3)	Jun 15	STL		CIN	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.175	.132	.307	9	1.11	-0.040	6.28	-0.14%	-0.60	P
15	355	66 (3)	Jun 20	STL		CHC	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.167	.125	.292	9	.66	-0.033	3.87	-0.12%	-0.38	P
16	356	72 (5)	Jun 26 (1)	STL		PIT	W,3-0	CG	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.167	.367	9	.42	0.015	2.51	0.06%	0.03	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
17	357	77 (4)	Jul 1	STL	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.224	.159	.384	9	1.03	0.001	6.76	0.00%	0.05	P
18	358	82 (4)	Jul 6	STL	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.226	.188	.414	9	.35	0.051	1.88	0.17%	0.54	P
19	359	86 (3)	Jul 12	STL		HOU	W,8-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.214	.176	.391	9	.19	-0.018	.74	-0.04%	-0.48	P
20	360	94 (7)	Jul 21 (1)	STL		NYM	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.203	.167	.370	9	1.11	-0.078	2.89	-0.12%	-0.63	P
21	361	99 (4)	Jul 25	STL		PHI	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.155	.222	.224	.446	9	.72	-0.039	1.10	-0.04%	0.65	P
22	362	105 (5)	Jul 30	STL	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.153	.239	.220	.459	9	.46	-0.044	.39	-0.02%	0.13	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
23	363	110 (4)	Aug 4	STL		CHC	L,5-6	GS-11	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.159	.239	.222	.462	9	1.19	0.057	1.08	0.03%	0.18	P
24	364	115 (4)	Aug 9	STL	@	ATL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.243	.227	.471	9	1.09	-0.037	.51	-0.01%	-0.31	P
25	365	120 (4)	Aug 14	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.244	.243	.486	9	.95	-0.014	.79	-0.01%	0.15	P
26	366	125 (4)	Aug 19	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.256	.247	.503	9	.96	-0.036	.19	0.00%	0.00	P
27	367	130 (4)	Aug 24	STL		PIT	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.184	.259	.250	.509	9	.64	0.058	.13	0.01%	0.90	P
28	368	134 (3)	Aug 28	STL	@	PIT	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.258	.250	.508	9	.69	0.014	.27	0.00%	0.69	P
Sept		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
29	369	139 (4)	Sep 2	STL	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.247	.238	.485	9	.82	-0.078	.04	0.00%	-0.60	P
30	370	142 (2)	Sep 6 (1)	STL		SFG	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.174	.242	.233	.475	9	1.85	-0.113	.01	0.00%	-0.73	P
31	371	145 (2)	Sep 8	STL		SFG	W,3-2	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.242	.233	.475	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
32	372	148 (2)	Sep 11	STL		LAD	W,5-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.235	.225	.459	9	.91	-0.052	.02	0.00%	-0.72	P
33	373	152 (3)	Sep 17	STL	@	SFG	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.230	.220	.450	9	.85	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
34	374	157 (4)	Sep 22	STL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.238	.228	.466	9	2.35	0.267	.00	0.00%	0.77	P
35	375	160 (2)	Sep 27	STL		HOU	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.233	.223	.456	9	1.18	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
							25-10		110	94	3	16	5	0	0	6	7	0	32	1	7	1	1	1	1	1	.170	.233	.223	.456		.89	-0.813	2.04	-1.70%	-5.27

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