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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 15	STL	@	PIT	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 21	STL	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 26	STL	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	17 (4)	May 1	STL	@	SFG	L,0-2	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	20 (2)	May 6	STL		SFG	L,2-4	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	23 (2)	May 10	STL	@	CHC	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	26 (2)	May 14	STL		ATL	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	29 (2)	May 18	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS	29	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	33 (3)	May 22	STL	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	36 (2)	May 26	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
11	40 (3)	May 30	STL		HOU	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	44 (3)	Jun 3	STL	@	ATL	W,3-2	GS	31	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	48 (3)	Jun 7	STL	@	PIT	L,1-9	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	52 (3)	Jun 11	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	P
15	57 (4)	Jun 15	STL		PIT	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	62 (4)	Jun 19 (2)	STL		PHI	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	66 (3)	Jun 23	STL	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
18	70 (3)	Jun 27	STL		SFG	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	74 (3)	Jul 2	STL	@	LAD	L,2-7	GS	29	6.2	2	0	2	4	0	P
20	80 (5)	Jul 8	STL		HOU	L,1-6	GS	22	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	94 (13)	Jul 23	STL	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
22	99 (4)	Jul 28	STL	@	ATL	W,7-5	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	104 (4)	Aug 2	STL		CIN	L,3-6	GS	29	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
24	109 (4)	Aug 7 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,4-1	GS	28	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	115 (5)	Aug 13	STL		NYM	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
26	120 (4)	Aug 18	STL	@	LAD	L,1-3	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	125 (4)	Aug 23	STL	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	128 (2)	Aug 27	STL		PIT	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
29	133 (4)	Aug 31	STL		ATL	L,5-8	GS	21	3.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	138 (4)	Sep 5 (1)	STL		HOU	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	143 (4)	Sep 10	STL	@	PIT	W,6-5	GS	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
32	147 (3)	Sep 16 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	152 (4)	Sep 21	STL	@	ATL	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	156 (3)	Sep 26	STL		LAD	L,3-6	GS	29	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
35	161 (4)	Oct 1	STL		CHC	W,4-3	GS	38	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
							35gm		280.1	26	28	2	56	4