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.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	STL		MON	L,2-3	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 19	STL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 25	STL	@	ATL	L,3-9	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 30	STL	@	HOU	L,6-7	GS	16	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	17 (3)	May 5	STL		ATL	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	21 (3)	May 10	STL		HOU	L,7-10	GS	30	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
7	27 (5)	May 15	STL	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
8	32 (4)	May 20	STL		CHC	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 25	STL		PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	41 (4)	May 31	STL	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	45 (3)	Jun 4	STL	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	49 (3)	Jun 9	STL	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
13	58 (8)	Jun 21	STL		SDP	W,14-3	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	62 (3)	Jun 26	STL		MON	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	68 (5)	Jul 1 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	73 (4)	Jul 7	STL		HOU	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	77 (3)	Jul 12	STL		ATL	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
18	82 (4)	Jul 17	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	86 (3)	Jul 21	STL	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
20	90 (3)	Jul 28	STL	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	96 (5)	Aug 2	STL		PIT	W,10-5	CG	36	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
22	101 (4)	Aug 7	STL		NYM	W,3-2	GS	42	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
23	105 (3)	Aug 12	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS	27	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
24	109 (3)	Aug 16	STL	@	SDP	W,6-4	GS	32	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	114 (4)	Aug 21	STL	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
26	119 (4)	Aug 26	STL		SDP	W,9-3	GS	32	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
27	123 (3)	Aug 30	STL		SFG	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	128 (4)	Sep 4 (1)	STL		MON	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	135 (6)	Sep 9	STL	@	NYM	L,1-3	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	140 (4)	Sep 14	STL	@	MON	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	144 (3)	Sep 19	STL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
32	147 (2)	Sep 23 (1)	STL		CHC	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	152 (4)	Sep 29	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
34	156 (3)	Oct 4	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							34gm		278.0	12	46	1	59	3