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.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 23	STL		LAD	W,9-5		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	10 (1)	Apr 25	STL		SFG	L,8-9		8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	16 (5)	May 4	STL		PHI	W,5-3	GS	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	19 (2)	May 7	STL	@	CIN	L,2-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	21 (1)	May 11	STL	@	MLN	L,8-12		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	60 (38)	Jun 21	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS	28	6.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
7	66 (5)	Jun 26 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	71 (4)	Jul 2	STL		MLN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	P
9	76 (4)	Jul 6	STL	@	CHC	L,1-10	GS	16	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	80 (3)	Jul 10	STL	@	LAD	L,7-11	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	85 (4)	Jul 19	STL	@	MLN	L,5-9	GS	34	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	90 (4)	Jul 24	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5		4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	92 (1)	Jul 26	STL		PIT	L,4-5		5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	99 (6)	Aug 3	STL		MLN	W,13-8		15	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	104 (4)	Aug 7 (2)	STL		CIN	W,4-2	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	109 (4)	Aug 12	STL	@	PIT	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	114 (4)	Aug 16	STL		SFG	L,3-7	GS	35	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	122 (7)	Aug 27	STL		PIT	W,5-4	GS	25	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	127 (4)	Sep 1	STL	@	CIN	L,4-7	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	132 (4)	Sep 5 (2)	STL	@	CHC	T,4-4		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	137 (4)	Sep 12	STL		MLN	L,2-4	GS	18	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	140 (2)	Sep 16	STL		SFG	L,2-6	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
23	145 (4)	Sep 21	STL		LAD	L,3-5	GF	3	0.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
24	150 (4)	Sep 27	STL	@	LAD	L,1-5		3	0.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	151	Sep 28	STL	@	LAD	L,2-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	154 (2)	Oct 1	STL	@	SFG	L,2-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	155	Oct 2	STL	@	SFG	L,2-8		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							27gm		86.2	7	14	0	21	3