Bob Gebhard

Robert Henry Gebhard

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 210 lb.
• School University of Iowa
• High School Lamberton High School
• Debut August 2, 1971
• Final Game September 3, 1974
• Born January 3, 1943 in Lamberton, MN USA

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Biographical Information

Bob Gebhard pitched briefly in the majors, with the Minnesota Twins in 1971 and 1972, and with the Montreal Expos in 1974, for a total of 31 games, all in relief. He had a record of 1-3, 5.93 in 41 innings. His minor league career stretched from 1965, when he went 11-2, 1,91 for the St. Cloud Rox of the Northern League, to 1975, when he put up an ERA of 2.67 in 44 games for the Memphis Blues of the International League. He was in AAA during five seasons, and his career record was 66-46, 3.12 in 362 games, with 40 saves.

He was a Montreal Expos coach in 1982 and the Expos' farm director from 1983 to 1986. He moved to the Minnesota Twins as assistant GM from 1988 to 1991. He was the first general manager of the expansion Colorado Rockies, starting when the franchise was awarded by the National League in 1992, until 1999. He oversaw the expansion draft and built the "Blake Street Bombers" that got the franchise off to a great start in the mid-1990s, thanks to some savvy trades and free agent signings, a period that culminated with a postseason appearance in 1995. From 2000 to 2004, he worked as a special assistant to the GM for the St. Louis Cardinals. In August 2005, Gebhard was named interim GM of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the remainder of the season. He stayed with the organization as a vice-president ans special assistant to new general manager Josh Byrnes after the latter's appointment later that year.

On February 24, 2010, he suffered a mild attack and had to undergo emergency heart surgery, but made a full recovery.

Preceded by N/A

Colorado Rockies General Manager 1992-1999

Succeeded by Dan O'Dowd

Record as a General Manager

Expansion Draft

see 1993 Expansion Draft

Amateur Draft

1st Round Picks

• 1992: 27th overall P John Burke - University of Florida
• 1993: 28th overall P Jamey Wright - Westmoore High School
• 1994: 7th overall P Doug Million - Sarasota High School
• 1995: 8th overall 1B Todd Helton - University of Tennessee
• 1996: 21st overall P Jake Westbrook - Madison County High School
• 1997: 18th overall P Mark Mangum - Kingwood High School
• 1998: 28th overall P Matt Roney - Edmond North High School
• 1998: 36th overall OF Choo Freeman - Dallas Christian High School
• 1998: 40th overall C Jeff Winchester - Archbishop Rummel High School
• 1999: 16th overall P Jason Jennings - Baylor University

Other Notable Selections

• 1992: 11th round (319th overall) 2B Craig Counsell - Florida International University
• 1992: 25th round (711th overall) 2B Quinton McCracken - Duke University
• 1996: 3rd round (86th overall) P Shawn Chacon - Greeley Central High School
• 1998: 7th round (210th overall) 3B Matt Holliday - Stillwater (OK) High School
• 1998: 13th round (390th overall) OF Juan Pierre - University of South Alabama

Significant Trades

• November 17, 1992 traded Kevin Reimer to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dante Bichette
• November 17, 1992 traded Jody Reed to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Rudy Seanez
• July 26, 1993 traded Brad Ausmus, Doug Bochtler and Andy Ashby to the San Diego Padres for Bruce Hurst and Greg Harris
• July 31, 1995 traded Juan Acevedo and Arnold Gooch to the New York Mets for Bret Saberhagen and David Swanson
• November 20, 1995 traded Joe Girardi to the New York Yankees for Mike DeJean and Steve Shoemaker
• November 27, 1996 traded Armando Reynoso to the New York Mets for Jerry Dipoto
• July 27, 1997 traded Craig Counsell to the Florida Marlins for Mark Hutton
• August 19, 1997 traded Eric Young to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pedro Astacio
• November 18, 1997 traded Jake Westbrook, Mark Hamlin and John Nicholson to the Montreal Expos for Mike Lansing
• July 31, 1998 traded Ellis Burks to the San Francisco Giants for Darryl Hamilton, Jim Stoops and Jason Brester
• July 31, 1999 traded Darryl Hamilton and Chuck McElroy to the New York Mets for Brian McRae, Rigo Beltran and Thomas Johnson

Significant Signings

• November 9, 1992 signed Neifi Perez as a amateur Free Agent
• November 16, 1992 signed Andres Galarraga as a free agent from St. Louis Cardinals
• April 3, 1993 signed Dale Murphy as a free agent from Philadelphia Phillies
• November 30, 1993 signed Ellis Burks as a free agent from Chicago White Sox
• January 7, 1994 signed Walt Weiss as a free agent from Florida Marlins
• April 8, 1995 signed Larry Walker as a free agent from Montreal Expos
• December 6, 1995 signed Walt Weiss as a free agent from Florida Marlins
• January 15, 1997 signed Juan Uribe as a amateur free agent
• December 4, 1997 signed Darryl Kile as a free agent from Houston Astros

Related Sites

• Bob Gebhard at the SABR Bio Project