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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	STL	@	MON	W,7-2	GS	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 14	STL		MON	W,6-5	GS	30	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 21	STL	@	CHC	L,4-7	GS	32	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 26	STL		CIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	18 (3)	May 2	STL		HOU	L,3-5	GS	30	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
6	23 (4)	May 8	STL	@	ATL	L,7-8	GS	31	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	28 (4)	May 13	STL		PIT	L,1-5	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	33 (4)	May 18	STL	@	HOU	L,0-6	GS	29	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	38 (4)	May 23	STL	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	42 (3)	May 28	STL	@	NYM	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	47 (4)	Jun 3	STL		SFG	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
12	50 (2)	Jun 7	STL		SDP	W,10-7	GS	37	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
13	54 (3)	Jun 12	STL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
14	59 (4)	Jun 17	STL	@	SDP	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	63 (3)	Jun 21 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	P
16	69 (5)	Jun 26	STL		PHI	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
17	74 (4)	Jun 30	STL		CHC	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	79 (4)	Jul 5	STL	@	MON	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	84 (4)	Jul 10	STL		PIT	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	89 (4)	Jul 18	STL		ATL	L,7-8	GS	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	95 (5)	Jul 23	STL		HOU	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	100 (4)	Jul 28	STL	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	105 (4)	Aug 2	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	110 (4)	Aug 7	STL		MON	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	1	4	1	P
25	115 (4)	Aug 12	STL		SDP	W,5-4	CG	52	14.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
26	121 (5)	Aug 17	STL		LAD	W,11-8	GS	42	8.1	1	1	0	2	1	P
27	125 (3)	Aug 22	STL	@	SDP	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	129 (3)	Aug 27	STL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	134 (4)	Sep 1	STL		NYM	L,3-4	CG	50	12.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
30	139 (4)	Sep 6	STL		MON	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	145 (5)	Sep 11	STL	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
32	149 (3)	Sep 16	STL	@	CHC	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	154 (4)	Sep 23 (1)	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	160 (5)	Sep 29	STL		PIT	L,2-7	GS	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							34gm		294.0	22	32	4	58	3