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: 24-10
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 124 PAs	19
Actual Runners on Base	93 (53-24-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 124 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	77 (39-24-13)

Most Driven In
T Simmons	5
J Javier	4
M Shannon	2
J Hague	2
D Maxvill	2
Self	2
L Lee	1
J Cardenal	1

Most Driven In By
J Javier	3
C Taylor	2
J Torre	2
J Cardenal	2
Self	2
J Hague	1
D Allen	1
L Brock	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 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	413	1	Apr 8	STL	@	MON	W,7-2	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	2.04	-0.213	3.29	-0.21%	-1.27	P
2	414	6 (4)	Apr 14	STL		MON	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	.500	1.071	9	.81	0.113	1.34	0.11%	1.16	P
3	415	10 (3)	Apr 21	STL	@	CHC	L,4-7	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.500	.444	.944	9	1.76	-0.145	3.94	-0.20%	-1.12	P
4	416	14 (3)	Apr 26	STL		CIN	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.500	.500	1.000	9	.62	-0.001	.91	0.00%	0.24	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	417	18 (3)	May 2	STL		HOU	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.438	.429	.866	9	.52	-0.028	.66	-0.02%	-0.34	P
6	418	23 (4)	May 8	STL	@	ATL	L,7-8	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.421	.412	.833	9	1.17	0.125	1.48	0.10%	0.78	P
7	419	28 (4)	May 13	STL		PIT	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.316	.381	.368	.749	9	1.50	-0.093	2.60	-0.10%	-0.74	P
8	420	33 (4)	May 18	STL	@	HOU	L,0-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.391	.381	.772	9	.68	0.035	1.09	0.03%	0.28	P
9	421	38 (4)	May 23	STL	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.333	.320	.653	9	.73	-0.075	1.44	-0.09%	-1.12	P
10	422	42 (3)	May 28	STL	@	NYM	W,9-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.321	.367	.357	.724	9	.31	-0.004	.64	-0.01%	0.18	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	423	47 (4)	Jun 3	STL		SFG	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.406	.818	9	2.22	0.357	3.27	0.32%	2.75	P
12	424	50 (2)	Jun 7	STL		SDP	W,10-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.389	.382	.771	9	.87	-0.045	1.19	-0.04%	-0.55	P
13	425	54 (3)	Jun 12	STL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.400	.500	.900	9	.21	0.082	.26	0.06%	0.68	P
14	426	59 (4)	Jun 17	STL	@	SDP	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.381	.409	.500	.909	9	.75	0.095	.84	0.06%	1.46	P
15	427	60	Jun 19	STL	@	CHC	W,5-3	16-16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.381	.422	.500	.922	8	4.53	0.058	7.67	0.06%	0.35	PH
16	428	63 (2)	Jun 21 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.364	.408	.477	.885	9	1.55	0.008	2.88	0.01%	0.06	P
17	429	69 (5)	Jun 26	STL		PHI	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.396	.434	.500	.934	9	.22	0.017	.28	0.01%	1.35	P
18	430	74 (4)	Jun 30	STL		CHC	W,5-4	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.446	.569	1.015	9	2.11	0.146	3.99	0.17%	1.08	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
19	431	79 (4)	Jul 5	STL	@	MON	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.433	.545	.979	9	1.39	-0.095	2.07	-0.09%	-0.70	P
20	432	81 (1)	Jul 7	STL	@	NYM	L,3-4	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.443	.545	.988	9	4.61	0.164	8.33	0.18%	0.61	PH
21	433	84 (2)	Jul 10	STL		PIT	L,2-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.386	.438	.526	.964	9	1.03	-0.037	.90	-0.02%	-0.28	P
22	434	85	Jul 11	STL		PIT	L,7-8	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.386	.438	.526	.964	9	5.40	-0.055	4.41	-0.03%	-0.21	PH
23	435	86	Jul 12	STL		PIT	L,6-7	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.379	.431	.517	.948	8	1.89	-0.044	1.27	-0.02%	-0.37	PH
24	436	89 (2)	Jul 18	STL		ATL	L,7-8	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.361	.412	.492	.904	9	1.64	-0.190	.66	-0.05%	-1.71	P
25	437	95 (5)	Jul 23	STL		HOU	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.394	.469	.863	9	1.25	-0.092	.19	-0.01%	-0.57	P
26	438	100 (4)	Jul 28	STL	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.373	.441	.815	9	.52	-0.056	.02	0.00%	-0.91	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
27	439	105 (4)	Aug 2	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.338	.385	.451	.835	9	.80	0.085	.07	0.01%	0.83	P
28	440	110 (4)	Aug 7	STL		MON	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.324	.370	.432	.803	9	.85	-0.101	.11	-0.01%	-1.14	P
29	441	112 (1)	Aug 9 (1)	STL		MON	L,6-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.324	.370	.432	.803	5						PR
30	442	115 (2)	Aug 12	STL		SDP	W,5-4	CG(14)	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.312	.357	.416	.773	9	2.44	-0.113	.69	-0.02%	-0.74	P
31	443	118 (2)	Aug 14 (2)	STL		SFG	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.353	.410	.763	9	2.66	-0.063	1.03	-0.02%	-0.37	PH
32	444	121 (2)	Aug 17	STL		LAD	W,11-8	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.360	.415	.774	9	.75	0.100	.07	0.01%	1.43	P
33	445	125 (3)	Aug 22	STL	@	SDP	W,7-0	CG	4	4	2	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.366	.453	.819	9	.75	0.048	.09	0.00%	1.37	P
34	446	129 (3)	Aug 27	STL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.351	.433	.784	9	.88	-0.097	.12	-0.01%	-0.89	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
35	447	134 (4)	Sep 1	STL		NYM	L,3-4	GS-12	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.366	.441	.807	9	1.02	0.038	.58	0.01%	0.75	P
36	448	139 (4)	Sep 6	STL		MON	W,7-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.365	.438	.803	9	.64	0.004	.03	0.00%	1.22	P
37	449	145 (5)	Sep 11	STL	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.352	.420	.772	9	.38	-0.040	.01	0.00%	-0.87	P
38	450	149 (3)	Sep 16	STL	@	CHC	W,8-1	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.366	.427	.793	9	.62	0.060	.00	0.00%	1.13	P
39	451	154 (4)	Sep 23 (1)	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.357	.415	.772	9	.87	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.99	P
40	452	160 (5)	Sep 29	STL		PIT	L,2-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.347	.404	.751	9	1.45	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.91	P
							25-15		124	109	14	33	3	1	2	19	8	0	25	0	6	1	0	4	0	2	.303	.347	.404	.751		1.17	-0.245	1.17	0.23%	1.90

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