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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-2 / in Starts: 7-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1964	WS g2	Oct 8	STL		NYY	L,3-8	GS-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	1.32	0.014	69.79	0.41%	0.04	P
2	1964	WS g5	Oct 12	STL	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.69	-0.013	57.33	-0.71%	-0.39	P
3	1964	WS g7	Oct 15	STL		NYY	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.51	-0.051	85.00	-4.69%	-1.70	P
1967 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	1967	WS g1	Oct 4	STL	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.81	-0.271	94.31	-8.58%	-2.48	P
5	1967	WS g4	Oct 8	STL		BOS	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	.23	-0.023	14.43	-0.80%	-0.84	P
6	1967	WS g7	Oct 12	STL	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.364	.530	9	.45	0.036	75.00	3.90%	0.19	P
1968 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1968	WS g1	Oct 2	STL		DET	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.78	-0.029	40.75	-0.86%	-0.54	P
8	1968	WS g4	Oct 6	STL	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.800	1.133	9	.20	0.028	12.23	1.12%	1.75	P
9	1968	WS g7	Oct 10	STL		DET	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.500	.722	9	.86	-0.062	143.33	-5.94%	-0.48	P
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