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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	STL		PIT	W,6-5	GS	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 11 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,8-7	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	11 (6)	Apr 16	STL	@	PHI	L,3-10	GS	29	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 21	STL		MON	L,5-9	GS	19	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	21 (4)	Apr 28	STL		CIN	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	26 (4)	May 5	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	31 (4)	May 13	STL		NYM	L,3-5	GS	28	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	36 (4)	May 19	STL		CHC	W,6-5	GS	37	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	41 (4)	May 25	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	45 (3)	May 29	STL		LAD	L,2-5	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	49 (3)	Jun 4	STL	@	SFG	L,3-5	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	54 (4)	Jun 9	STL	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS	30	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	58 (3)	Jun 14	STL	@	ATL	L,1-6	GS	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	63 (4)	Jun 19	STL		SFG	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	68 (4)	Jun 24 (2)	STL		PIT	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	74 (5)	Jun 30 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,5-3	GS	31	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	79 (4)	Jul 6	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	85 (5)	Jul 12 (1)	STL		ATL	L,3-7	GS	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	91 (5)	Jul 17	STL		CIN	L,4-6	GS	32	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
20	96 (4)	Jul 25 (1)	STL		NYM	W,4-3	GS	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
21	103 (6)	Jul 31	STL	@	PHI	W,9-8	GS	32	7.1	0	2	0	2	1	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	109 (5)	Aug 5	STL		PHI	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	115 (5)	Aug 10	STL		LAD	L,2-6	GS	24	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	120 (4)	Aug 16	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	125 (4)	Aug 21	STL	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS	32	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
26	129 (3)	Aug 27	STL	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	134 (4)	Sep 1	STL	@	SFG	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	139 (4)	Sep 7	STL		NYM	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
29	144 (4)	Sep 12	STL	@	NYM	W,12-5	GS	25	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	148 (3)	Sep 17	STL	@	PIT	W,2-1	GS	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	153 (4)	Sep 22	STL		CHC	W,6-5	GS	35	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
32	157 (3)	Sep 27	STL	@	CHC	W,10-4	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	161 (3)	Oct 1	STL	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
							33gm		240.0	20	26	2	48	4