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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-24 / in Starts: 6-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	27 (13-10-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (9-5-2)

Most Driven In
S Musial	1

Most Driven In By
J Javier	1
K Boyer	1
J Cunningham	1
B Nieman	0

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	22	8 (7)	Apr 23	STL		LAD	W,9-5	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.86	-0.024	1.63	-0.03%	-0.23	P
2	23	10 (1)	Apr 25	STL		SFG	L,8-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	24	15 (4)	May 2	STL		PIT	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						PR
4	25	16	May 4	STL		PHI	W,5-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	26	19 (2)	May 7	STL	@	CIN	L,2-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	27	20	May 8	STL	@	CIN	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						PR
7	28	21	May 11	STL	@	MLN	L,8-12	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	29	58 (36)	Jun 19 (1)	STL	@	MLN	W,4-3	7-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
9	30	59	Jun 19 (2)	STL	@	MLN	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
10	31	60	Jun 21	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.10	-0.096	2.16	-0.11%	-0.89	P
11	32	63 (2)	Jun 24	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						PR
12	33	66 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.025	.71	-0.01%	-0.22	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	34	70 (3)	Jul 1 (2)	STL		MLN	W,7-5	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
14	35	71	Jul 2	STL		MLN	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.21	-0.037	2.08	-0.04%	-1.20	P
15	36	72	Jul 3	STL		MLN	L,3-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PR
16	37	74 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	STL		LAD	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PR
17	38	76 (1)	Jul 6	STL	@	CHC	L,1-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.26	-0.081	5.47	-0.08%	-0.74	P
18	39	80 (3)	Jul 10	STL	@	LAD	L,7-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	40	85 (4)	Jul 19	STL	@	MLN	L,5-9	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.23	-0.035	4.03	-0.07%	-0.34	P
20	41	87 (1)	Jul 21	STL	@	MLN	W,9-4	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	8						PR
21	42	90 (2)	Jul 24	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
22	43	92 (1)	Jul 26	STL		PIT	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	44	99 (6)	Aug 3	STL		MLN	W,13-8	2-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.64	-0.008	2.65	-0.02%	-0.04	P
24	45	104 (4)	Aug 7 (2)	STL		CIN	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	9	1.20	0.052	4.10	0.11%	0.33	P
25	46	108 (3)	Aug 11	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	7						PR
26	47	109	Aug 12	STL	@	PIT	W,9-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	9	.60	-0.093	4.80	-0.44%	-1.62	P
27	48	111 (1)	Aug 14 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,4-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	1						PR
28	49	114 (2)	Aug 16	STL		SFG	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.174	.304	9	.82	-0.041	2.45	-0.07%	-0.40	P
29	50	115	Aug 17	STL		SFG	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.174	.304	5						PR
30	51	116	Aug 19	STL		LAD	W,1-0	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.174	.304	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
31	52	122 (5)	Aug 27	STL		PIT	W,5-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.120	.160	.280	9	.42	-0.026	.67	-0.03%	-0.73	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	53	127 (4)	Sep 1	STL	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.148	.185	.333	9	1.33	0.027	2.00	0.03%	0.18	P
33	54	132 (4)	Sep 5 (2)	STL	@	CHC	T,4-4	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.148	.185	.333	9						P
34	55	137 (4)	Sep 12	STL		MLN	L,2-4	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.214	.393	9	.90	0.022	.95	0.01%	0.21	P
35	56	140 (2)	Sep 16	STL		SFG	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.179	.214	.393	9						P
36	57	145 (4)	Sep 21	STL		LAD	L,3-5	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.179	.214	.393	3						P
37	58	150 (4)	Sep 27	STL	@	LAD	L,1-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.179	.214	.393	9						P
38	59	151	Sep 28	STL	@	LAD	L,2-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.179	.214	.393	9						P
39	60	154 (2)	Oct 1	STL	@	SFG	L,2-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.179	.214	.393	7						P
40	61	155	Oct 2	STL	@	SFG	L,2-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.179	.214	.393	9						P
							15-24		29	28	4	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.214	.393		1.00	-0.365	2.82	-0.76%	-5.70

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