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	13-12 / in Starts: 13-12
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	1 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	40 (19-16-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (22-14-7)

Most Driven In
B Carbo	3
M Tyson	2
Self	2
K Reitz	1
J Cruz	0

Most Driven In By
T McCarver	2
Self	2
L Brock	1
J Cruz	1
T Simmons	1
D Campbell	0
T Sizemore	0

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 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	518	1	Apr 6	STL	@	PIT	L,5-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.59	0.000	.93	0.00%	-0.41	P
2	519	5 (3)	Apr 12	STL		NYM	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.03	-0.141	2.40	-0.10%	-0.71	P
3	520	9 (3)	Apr 17	STL		PIT	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.11	-0.082	1.01	-0.05%	-0.58	P
4	521	13 (3)	Apr 22 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	1.45	0.028	.78	0.01%	-0.10	P
5	522	16 (2)	Apr 27	STL		SFG	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	9	1.25	-0.105	.52	-0.03%	-0.96	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
6	523	20 (3)	May 2	STL	@	SDP	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.176	.133	.310	9	.78	0.048	.25	0.01%	0.18	P
7	524	25 (4)	May 8	STL	@	SFG	L,7-9	GS-8	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.111	.150	.111	.261	9	1.76	-0.037	.60	-0.01%	-0.25	P
8	525	30 (4)	May 13	STL		MON	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.136	.100	.236	9	.56	-0.028	.18	-0.01%	-0.19	P
9	526	35 (4)	May 20 (1)	STL	@	MON	L,1-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.167	.095	.262	9	.38	0.001	.19	0.00%	0.02	P
10	527	39 (3)	May 26	STL		ATL	W,2-0	CG(8)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.087	.185	.087	.272	9	.74	-0.030	.33	-0.01%	-0.33	P
11	528	44 (4)	May 31	STL		CIN	L,2-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.172	.080	.252	9	1.88	-0.111	1.48	-0.05%	-0.71	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	529	49 (4)	Jun 6	STL		SDP	W,6-3	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.194	.111	.305	9	1.13	0.067	1.19	0.04%	1.01	P
13	530	55 (5)	Jun 11	STL	@	CIN	W,12-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.200	.129	.329	9	.35	-0.032	.31	-0.02%	-0.45	P
14	531	59 (3)	Jun 16	STL	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.231	.171	.402	9	.98	0.224	1.00	0.14%	1.84	P
15	532	64 (4)	Jun 21	STL		MON	W,4-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.238	.263	.501	9	.53	-0.002	.53	0.00%	0.32	P
16	533	69 (4)	Jun 26 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-10	GS-7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.273	.300	.573	9	1.23	0.099	1.31	0.06%	0.85	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	534	75 (5)	Jul 1	STL		PHI	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.261	.286	.547	9	1.21	-0.063	1.42	-0.05%	-0.52	P
18	535	81 (5)	Jul 6	STL	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.245	.267	.512	9	.54	-0.040	.78	-0.04%	-0.48	P
19	536	85 (3)	Jul 11	STL	@	LAD	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.235	.255	.491	9	.81	-0.042	1.46	-0.05%	-0.35	P
20	537	90 (4)	Jul 16	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.222	.240	.462	9	1.85	-0.154	4.46	-0.22%	-1.06	P
21	538	95 (4)	Jul 21	STL		LAD	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.207	.222	.429	9	.23	-0.023	.57	-0.04%	-0.87	P
22	539	97 (1)	Jul 26 (1)	STL		NYM	W,13-1	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.186	.222	.288	.510	9	.47	-0.101	1.50	-0.19%	1.33	P
23	540	103 (5)	Jul 30	STL	@	CHC	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.212	.274	.486	9	.99	-0.079	4.73	-0.23%	-0.66	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
24	541	109 (5)	Aug 4	STL	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.224	.286	.510	9	1.55	0.084	5.76	0.19%	0.73	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
25	542	161 (51)	Sep 29	STL		PHI	W,7-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.217	.277	.494	9	.74	-0.039	1.63	-0.05%	-0.56	P
							13-12		71	65	8	12	0	0	2	8	3	0	17	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	.185	.217	.277	.494		.97	-0.558	1.27	-0.67%	-2.92

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