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	18-15 / in Starts: 18-15
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 87 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	45 (24-13-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 87 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (27-17-9)

Most Driven In
B McBride	2
M Tyson	1
J Hickman	1
T McCarver	1
J Torre	1

Most Driven In By
T Sizemore	3
L Brock	1
T Simmons	1
B McBride	1

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 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	543	1	Apr 5	STL		PIT	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.21	-0.094	1.87	-0.09%	-0.94	P
2	544	4 (2)	Apr 11 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,8-7	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.53	0.010	.97	0.01%	0.23	P
3	545	11 (6)	Apr 16	STL	@	PHI	L,3-10	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.05	0.022	2.36	0.03%	0.28	P
4	546	16 (4)	Apr 21	STL		MON	L,5-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
5	547	21 (4)	Apr 28	STL		CIN	W,9-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9	.28	-0.025	.48	-0.03%	-0.66	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
6	548	26 (4)	May 5	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.333	.600	9	.51	-0.001	.84	0.00%	-0.03	P
7	549	31 (4)	May 13	STL		NYM	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	9	1.22	-0.069	2.51	-0.09%	-0.65	P
8	550	36 (4)	May 19	STL		CHC	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.238	.429	9	.93	-0.092	1.97	-0.12%	-1.33	P
9	551	41 (4)	May 25	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.250	.458	9	.95	-0.030	1.83	-0.03%	-0.17	P
10	552	45 (3)	May 29	STL		LAD	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.231	.423	9	.93	-0.048	1.67	-0.05%	-0.43	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	553	49 (3)	Jun 4	STL	@	SFG	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.250	.464	9	.94	0.002	1.98	0.00%	-0.10	P
12	554	54 (4)	Jun 9	STL	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.194	.194	.226	.419	9	1.07	-0.117	2.16	-0.14%	-0.99	P
13	555	58 (3)	Jun 14	STL	@	ATL	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.212	.242	.455	9	1.27	0.054	2.77	0.07%	0.43	P
14	556	63 (4)	Jun 19	STL		SFG	L,4-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.222	.417	9	.69	-0.052	1.44	-0.07%	-0.41	P
15	557	68 (4)	Jun 24 (2)	STL		PIT	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.205	.385	9	.35	-0.026	.86	-0.04%	-0.58	P
16	558	74 (5)	Jun 30 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.171	.167	.195	.362	9	2.46	-0.019	6.94	-0.03%	-0.57	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
17	559	79 (4)	Jul 6	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.174	.200	.374	9	1.25	0.119	3.57	0.20%	0.55	P
18	560	85 (5)	Jul 12 (1)	STL		ATL	L,3-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.167	.191	.358	9	.53	-0.026	1.49	-0.04%	-0.24	P
19	561	91 (5)	Jul 17	STL		CIN	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.160	.184	.344	9	.84	-0.044	1.82	-0.06%	-0.49	P
20	562	96 (4)	Jul 25 (1)	STL		NYM	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.189	.231	.419	9	1.26	0.121	2.72	0.16%	0.77	P
21	563	103 (6)	Jul 31	STL	@	PHI	W,9-8	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.196	.236	.433	9	.88	0.049	4.04	0.13%	-0.02	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
22	564	109 (5)	Aug 5	STL		PHI	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.190	.228	.418	9	.81	-0.040	4.18	-0.12%	-0.24	P
23	565	115 (5)	Aug 10	STL		LAD	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.186	.224	.411	9	.45	-0.011	1.67	-0.03%	-0.10	P
24	566	120 (4)	Aug 16	STL		SFG	W,2-1	GS-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.197	.233	.430	9	.72	0.024	2.71	0.06%	0.15	P
25	567	125 (4)	Aug 21	STL	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.190	.226	.416	9	.96	-0.048	3.94	-0.12%	-0.45	P
26	568	129 (3)	Aug 27	STL	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.197	.219	.416	9	1.42	-0.029	5.48	-0.07%	-0.43	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
27	569	134 (4)	Sep 1	STL	@	SFG	W,8-1	CG	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.229	.265	.493	9	.64	0.024	2.14	0.05%	1.07	P
28	570	139 (4)	Sep 7	STL		NYM	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.233	.296	.529	9	.61	-0.002	2.50	0.00%	0.06	P
29	571	144 (4)	Sep 12	STL	@	NYM	W,12-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.227	.288	.514	9	.91	-0.044	3.26	-0.10%	-0.49	P
30	572	148 (3)	Sep 17	STL	@	PIT	W,2-1	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.213	.231	.280	.511	9	1.44	-0.040	13.61	-0.23%	-0.36	P
31	573	153 (4)	Sep 22	STL		CHC	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.225	.273	.498	9	.36	-0.019	2.30	-0.07%	-0.31	P
32	574	157 (3)	Sep 27	STL	@	CHC	W,10-4	GS-7	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.215	.229	.291	.520	9	1.53	0.260	15.64	1.60%	2.18	P
33	575	161 (3)	Oct 1	STL	@	MON	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.233	.284	.517	9	.77	-0.013	15.95	-0.17%	-0.11	P
							18-15		87	81	6	17	4	1	0	6	3	0	19	0	1	2	1	1	0	1	.210	.233	.284	.517		.95	-0.204	3.91	0.63%	-4.39

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