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.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	STL		MON	L,4-8	GS	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 12	STL	@	PHI	W,7-5	GS	31	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 18	STL		PIT	W,5-4	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 23	STL	@	NYM	L,1-7	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	17 (3)	Apr 30	STL	@	PIT	L,0-5	GS	21	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	21 (3)	May 5	STL		PHI	W,11-3	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	30 (8)	May 16	STL	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
8	35 (4)	May 21	STL	@	SDP	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
9	39 (3)	May 26	STL		SDP	L,6-9	GS	29	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
10	43 (3)	May 31	STL		CIN	L,0-6	GS	27	5.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	57 (13)	Jun 16	STL	@	PIT	L,4-10		19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	62 (4)	Jun 21	STL		CHC	L,1-6	GS	36	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	69 (6)	Jun 27 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,6-4	GS	29	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	76 (6)	Jul 3	STL	@	PHI	L,4-7	GS	35	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
15	82 (5)	Jul 8	STL		SFG	L,4-6	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	99 (16)	Jul 27	STL		PHI	W,9-6		17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	105 (5)	Aug 1	STL	@	CHC	W,9-4	GF	14	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	117 (11)	Aug 13	STL	@	HOU	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	121 (3)	Aug 16	STL	@	ATL	L,7-8	GF	12	2.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	126 (4)	Aug 22	STL		ATL	L,5-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	134 (7)	Aug 29	STL	@	CIN	L,2-6		4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	139 (4)	Sep 3	STL		CHC	L,6-11		8	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							22gm		109.0	6	15	3	24	2