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.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	STL		ATL	W,2-1	GS	25	7.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 15	STL	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	10 (4)	Apr 20	STL		CHC	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	14 (3)	Apr 26	STL		PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (4)	May 1	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	47	12.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	24 (4)	May 6	STL		NYM	W,2-1	CG	36	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	28 (3)	May 12	STL		HOU	L,2-3	GS	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	32 (3)	May 17	STL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	40	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	37 (4)	May 22	STL		LAD	L,0-2	GS	27	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	42 (4)	May 28	STL		SFG	L,1-3	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	47 (4)	Jun 2 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
12	52 (4)	Jun 6	STL	@	HOU	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
13	58 (5)	Jun 11	STL	@	ATL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	62 (3)	Jun 15	STL		CIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	66 (3)	Jun 20	STL		CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	72 (5)	Jun 26 (1)	STL		PIT	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	77 (4)	Jul 1	STL	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
18	82 (4)	Jul 6	STL	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	86 (3)	Jul 12	STL		HOU	W,8-1	CG	30	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
20	94 (7)	Jul 21 (1)	STL		NYM	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	99 (4)	Jul 25	STL		PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	105 (5)	Jul 30	STL	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	110 (4)	Aug 4	STL		CHC	L,5-6	GS	47	11.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
24	115 (4)	Aug 9	STL	@	ATL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
25	120 (4)	Aug 14	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	125 (4)	Aug 19	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	130 (4)	Aug 24	STL		PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	134 (3)	Aug 28	STL	@	PIT	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	139 (4)	Sep 2	STL	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	36	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	142 (2)	Sep 6 (1)	STL		SFG	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	148 (5)	Sep 11	STL		LAD	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
32	152 (3)	Sep 17	STL	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	P
33	157 (4)	Sep 22	STL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	160 (2)	Sep 27	STL		HOU	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							34gm		304.2	21	28	1	50	2