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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	STL	@	CHC	T,10-10	GS	17	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 17	STL		CIN	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 23	STL	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
4	12 (2)	Apr 28	STL	@	MLN	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	16 (3)	May 2 (1)	STL		PIT	W,9-5	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	21 (4)	May 7	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	25 (3)	May 11	STL	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 16 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	34 (4)	May 20	STL		PHI	W,12-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	39 (4)	May 25	STL	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
11	44 (4)	May 30	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	40	9.2	2	2	0	4	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (4)	Jun 4	STL		HOU	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
13	52 (2)	Jun 8	STL		CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
14	56 (3)	Jun 12	STL		MLN	L,1-4	GS	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	62 (5)	Jun 17	STL		PIT	L,1-4	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	66 (3)	Jun 22 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	72 (5)	Jun 27 (1)	STL		CHC	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	78 (5)	Jul 2	STL	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	83 (4)	Jul 7	STL		SFG	L,2-4	CG	51	13.0	1	4	1	6	1	P
20	87 (3)	Jul 11 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,0-6		17	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	89 (1)	Jul 16	STL		NYM	W,8-5	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	94 (4)	Jul 21	STL	@	HOU	L,0-2	GS	26	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
23	99 (4)	Jul 26	STL	@	SFG	W,7-4	GS	33	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
24	103 (3)	Jul 31	STL		LAD	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	109 (5)	Aug 5	STL		HOU	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	113 (3)	Aug 10	STL	@	MLN	L,3-5	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	118 (4)	Aug 15	STL		CIN	W,12-7	GS	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	123 (4)	Aug 20	STL	@	NYM	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	129 (5)	Aug 25	STL		CHC	L,3-6	GS	34	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
30	131 (1)	Aug 27	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	134 (2)	Aug 31	STL	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	138 (3)	Sep 5 (1)	STL		NYM	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
33	143 (4)	Sep 10	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	145 (1)	Sep 14	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS	35	7.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
35	150 (4)	Sep 19	STL		LAD	L,0-5	GS	35	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
36	153 (2)	Sep 24	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	158 (4)	Sep 29	STL	@	SFG	W,8-6	GS	35	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
38	162 (3)	Oct 3	STL	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							38gm		299.0	27	33	3	63	1