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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	39	9.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 11 (1)	STL		SFG	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
3	10 (5)	Apr 16	STL	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	15 (4)	Apr 21	STL	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
5	20 (4)	Apr 26	STL		NYM	L,2-12	GS	22	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (4)	May 1	STL		MON	T,2-2	CG	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	30 (4)	May 7	STL	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	34 (3)	May 14	STL	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
9	38 (3)	May 19	STL		LAD	L,5-6	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	43 (4)	May 24	STL		SDP	L,3-12	GS	21	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	48 (4)	May 29	STL		ATL	W,8-7	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	71 (22)	Jun 21	STL	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	76 (4)	Jun 26	STL		CHC	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	81 (4)	Jul 2	STL	@	SFG	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
15	85 (3)	Jul 7	STL	@	SDP	L,1-4	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	89 (3)	Jul 11	STL		HOU	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	93 (3)	Jul 17	STL		MON	L,3-5	GS	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
18	98 (4)	Jul 22	STL		PHI	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
19	103 (4)	Jul 26	STL	@	NYM	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	107 (3)	Jul 30	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	112 (4)	Aug 4	STL		SFG	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	117 (4)	Aug 9	STL		LAD	L,5-6	GS	37	7.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
23	122 (4)	Aug 14	STL	@	PIT	W,11-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	126 (3)	Aug 18	STL	@	CIN	L,0-5	GS	34	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	130 (3)	Aug 23	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	134 (3)	Aug 28	STL		CIN	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	138 (3)	Sep 1	STL		NYM	L,1-7	GS	35	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	142 (3)	Sep 6 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	147 (4)	Sep 12	STL	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
30	152 (4)	Sep 17	STL	@	MON	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
31	156 (3)	Sep 22	STL		PIT	L,1-5	GS	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							31gm		245.2	10	39	3	52	1