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	21-13 / in Starts: 21-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 106 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	71 (35-21-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 106 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	63 (32-20-10)

Most Driven In
Self	5
B Carbo	2
D Maxvill	2
M Alou	1
T Simmons	1
L MelÃ©ndez	1

Most Driven In By
Self	5
L Brock	2
J Torre	2
T Sizemore	1
T Simmons	1
M Alou	1

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	484	1	Apr 15	STL		MON	L,2-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.017	1.14	-0.02%	-0.14	P
2	485	5 (3)	Apr 19	STL	@	PHI	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.034	.99	-0.03%	-0.23	P
3	486	9 (3)	Apr 25	STL	@	ATL	L,3-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.30	-0.015	.29	-0.01%	-0.37	P
4	487	13 (3)	Apr 30	STL	@	HOU	L,6-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.55	0.022	.59	0.01%	0.24	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
5	488	17 (3)	May 5	STL		ATL	L,1-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.02	-0.049	.80	-0.02%	-0.34	P
6	489	21 (3)	May 10	STL		HOU	L,7-10	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.45	0.105	1.32	0.06%	0.43	P
7	490	27 (5)	May 15	STL	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.98	-0.093	.67	-0.04%	-0.86	P
8	491	32 (4)	May 20	STL		CHC	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.79	-0.038	.30	-0.01%	-0.27	P
9	492	36 (3)	May 25	STL		PIT	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	.61	-0.046	.16	-0.01%	-0.61	P
10	493	41 (4)	May 31	STL	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.045	.045	.091	9	1.52	-0.131	.29	-0.02%	-1.56	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
11	494	45 (3)	Jun 4	STL	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.192	.269	9	.64	-0.006	.07	0.00%	1.04	P
12	495	49 (3)	Jun 9	STL	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.103	.241	.345	9	1.46	-0.112	.26	-0.01%	-0.69	P
13	496	58 (8)	Jun 21	STL		SDP	W,14-3	GS-8	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.375	.531	9	.09	0.010	.02	0.00%	2.69	P
14	497	62 (3)	Jun 26	STL		MON	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.343	.486	9	.67	-0.048	.26	-0.01%	-0.67	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
15	498	68 (5)	Jul 1 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.205	.410	.615	9	.86	0.118	.58	0.05%	1.18	P
16	499	73 (4)	Jul 7	STL		HOU	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.381	.571	9	1.53	-0.148	1.45	-0.08%	-1.32	P
17	500	77 (3)	Jul 12	STL		ATL	W,7-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.457	.674	9	.67	-0.008	.61	-0.01%	0.35	P
18	501	82 (4)	Jul 17	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.220	.460	.680	9	1.34	-0.051	.81	-0.02%	-0.57	P
19	502	86 (3)	Jul 21	STL	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.226	.509	.736	9	.89	0.080	.51	0.03%	0.55	P
20	503	90 (3)	Jul 28	STL	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.482	.696	9	.87	-0.064	.58	-0.03%	-0.51	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
21	504	96 (5)	Aug 2	STL		PIT	W,10-5	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.203	.458	.661	9	1.05	-0.070	.39	-0.02%	-1.22	P
22	505	101 (4)	Aug 7	STL		NYM	W,3-2	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.429	.619	9	1.31	-0.137	.12	-0.01%	-1.26	P
23	506	105 (3)	Aug 12	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.185	.415	.600	9	1.05	-0.054	.12	0.00%	-0.40	P
24	507	109 (3)	Aug 16	STL	@	SDP	W,6-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.391	.565	9	.83	-0.088	.02	0.00%	-1.89	P
25	508	114 (4)	Aug 21	STL	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.178	.397	.575	9	.57	-0.032	.00	0.00%	0.49	P
26	509	119 (4)	Aug 26	STL		SDP	W,9-3	GS-9	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.390	.571	9	.52	0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.92	P
27	510	123 (3)	Aug 30	STL		SFG	L,2-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.425	.613	9	1.22	0.154	.00	0.00%	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
28	511	128 (4)	Sep 4 (1)	STL		MON	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.181	.410	.590	9	1.44	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
29	512	135 (6)	Sep 9	STL	@	NYM	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.179	.188	.405	.593	9	.67	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
30	513	140 (4)	Sep 14	STL	@	MON	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.191	.398	.589	9	.44	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
31	514	144 (3)	Sep 19	STL		PHI	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.204	.424	.628	9	1.39	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.60	P
32	515	147 (2)	Sep 23 (1)	STL		CHC	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.208	.421	.629	9	.76	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
33	516	152 (4)	Sep 29	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.200	.404	.604	9	1.07	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-0.99	P
34	517	156 (3)	Oct 4	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.202	.398	.600	9	.86	0.119	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
							21-13		106	103	12	20	6	0	5	12	1	0	25	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	.194	.202	.398	.600		.93	-0.834	.32	-0.18%	-7.72

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