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Bob Gibson
Robert Louis Gibson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
School Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Debut April 13, 1983
  vs. TOR 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Final Game July 25, 1987
Born June 19, 1957 in Philadelphia, PA

Signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as an amateur free agent in 1979. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1983 26 MIL AL   3   4  27   7   0   0  16  2   80.7   71   40   35   6   46   46   1   5   357   2   1  3.90  3.75   96 1.450
 1984 27 MIL AL   2   5  18   9   1   1   4  0   69.0   61   43   38  10   47   54   0   5   312   2   1  4.96  3.88   78 1.565
 1985 28 MIL AL   6   7  41   1   0   0  25 11   92.3   86   44   40  10   49   53   1   4   392   3   0  3.90  4.19  107 1.462
 1986 29 MIL AL   1   2  11   1   0   0   5  0   26.7   23   18   14   3   23   11   0   3   123   1   0  4.73  4.35   92 1.725
 1987 30 NYM NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    1    2   0   0     4   0   0  0.00  3.80  inf 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .400  12  18  98  18   1   1  50 13  269.7  241  145  127  29  166  166   2  17  1188   8   2  4.24  3.99   94 1.509
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7  10  57  10   0   0  29  7  158.0  141   84   74  17   97   97   1   9   696   4   1  4.24  3.99   94 1.509
 Career High      6   7  41   9   1   1  25 11   92.3   86   44   40  10   49   54   1   5   392   3   1  3.90  4.19  107 1.450

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1983 26 MIL AL P 27 6 8 2 0 .875 .959 0.52 0.73 1.56 1.80 7 80.7 1984 27 MIL AL P 18 11 7 0 0 1.000 .957 1.00 0.70 2.35 1.79 9 69.0 1985 28 MIL AL P 41 8 10 0 2 1.000 .952 0.44 0.70 1.76 1.86 1 92.3 1986 29 MIL AL P 11 4 1 0 0 1.000 .962 0.45 0.68 1.69 1.82 1 26.7 1987 30 NYM NL P 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 0.60 9.00 1.80 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1983 26 MIL AL P 27 6 8 2 0 .875 .959 0.52 0.73 1.56 1.80 7 80.7 1984 27 MIL AL P 18 11 7 0 0 1.000 .957 1.00 0.70 2.35 1.79 9 69.0 1985 28 MIL AL P 41 8 10 0 2 1.000 .952 0.44 0.70 1.76 1.86 1 92.3 1986 29 MIL AL P 11 4 1 0 0 1.000 .962 0.45 0.68 1.69 1.82 1 26.7 1987 30 NYM NL P 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 0.60 9.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 98 30 26 2 2 .966 .957 0.57 0.71 1.87 1.82 18 269.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 98 30 26 2 2 .966 .957 0.57 0.71 1.87 1.82 18 270
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Transactions 

March 7, 1979: Signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as an amateur free agent.

December 8, 1986: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1986 rule 5 draft.

March 30, 1987: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

April 7, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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