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Bob Gibson (gibsobo02)
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Robert Louis Gibson
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
- School Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Debut April 13, 1983
- Final Game July 25, 1987
- Born June 19, 1957 in Philadelphia, PA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Bob Gibson pitched five years in the majors, most notably getting 11 saves for the 1985 Milwaukee Brewers.
Gibson is (through 2008) one of two major league pitchers out of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, with the other being Matt Karchner. The two had almost the same ERA in the big leagues.
Gibson was signed as a free agent in 1979 and spent 1979-82 in the minors. His ERA dropped each year as he was converted to a reliever and got experience. In 1982, split between two teams in AA and AAA ball, he had a 2.06 ERA with 20 saves and a 7-3 record. The next year he was in the majors.
Bob made his major league debut in April 1983, and appeared in 27 games that year with the 1983 Milwaukee Brewers, a team which had just come off a season in 1982 when it went to the 1982 World Series. The 1983 Brewers finished only fifth although they had an 87-75 record. Gibson's ERA was a bit better than the team ERA, and he was one of five relievers on the team who had at least 25 appearances.
He was the same age as teammate Paul Molitor.
In 1984 his ERA was not as good at the major league level, and he spent some time in AAA ball, primarily as a starter. He then came back in 1985 to spend the whole season in the majors, posting an ERA of 3.90, the same ERA he had in 1983.
In 1986 he struggled again in the majors, and he spent more time as a minor league starter, this time going 10-4 for Vancouver. After the season he was drafted in the 1986 Rule V Draft by the Chicago White Sox, but was released on March 30, 1987 and signed as a free agent with the Mets organization. His major league career ended in 1987 when he had one appearance in July with the 1987 Mets while pitching most of the season for Tidewater as a starter with a record of 11-7. He also pitched 10 games in 1988 with Rochester, with an excellent ERA of 1.21.
In Japan, Gibson pitched for the Yakult Swallows.
