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.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 16	STL		PIT	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	12 (5)	Apr 21 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,10-5	GS	20	3.2	3	0	0	3	0	P
3	17 (4)	Apr 26	STL	@	LAD	W,8-7	GS	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	24 (6)	May 4	STL	@	CIN	L,0-6	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	29 (4)	May 9	STL		LAD	W,10-7	GS	34	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	34 (4)	May 14	STL	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	39 (4)	May 19	STL		CIN	L,6-10	GS	33	6.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
8	43 (3)	May 24	STL		NYM	W,10-4	GS	39	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	P
9	46 (2)	May 26 (2)	STL		NYM	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
10	48 (1)	May 29	STL		HOU	W,3-2		25	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	50 (1)	May 31	STL		SFG	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	54 (3)	Jun 6	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	GS	28	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	59 (4)	Jun 11	STL	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	63 (3)	Jun 16 (1)	STL		PIT	L,3-4	GS	31	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	69 (5)	Jun 22	STL		LAD	W,2-1	GS	31	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	74 (4)	Jun 28	STL	@	HOU	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	79 (4)	Jul 3	STL	@	LAD	L,0-5	GS	29	6.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
18	84 (4)	Jul 7 (2)	STL	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
19	87 (2)	Jul 12	STL		MLN	W,5-3	GS	32	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	93 (5)	Jul 17	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	97 (3)	Jul 21	STL		HOU	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	101 (3)	Jul 26	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
23	106 (4)	Jul 31	STL		CIN	L,2-9	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	111 (4)	Aug 4 (2)	STL		PHI	L,2-5	GS	31	7.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
25	115 (3)	Aug 9	STL	@	MLN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	119 (3)	Aug 14	STL		HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	123 (3)	Aug 19	STL		SFG	W,8-7	GS	23	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	127 (3)	Aug 23	STL	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	132 (4)	Aug 28	STL	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	136 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	STL		PIT	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	141 (4)	Sep 6 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
32	146 (4)	Sep 10	STL		CHC	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	150 (3)	Sep 14	STL		MLN	W,3-2	GS	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	155 (4)	Sep 18	STL		LAD	L,5-6	GS	31	7.1	3	0	0	3	0	P
35	158 (2)	Sep 24	STL	@	CHC	L,3-6	GS	32	7.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
36	162 (3)	Sep 29	STL		CIN	W,3-2	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
							36gm		254.2	27	28	5	60	0