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	6-15 / in Starts: 4-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 27 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	14 (8-6-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 27 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
A Grammas	1

Most Driven In By
D Blasingame	1
J Cunningham	0

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	1	5 (4)	Apr 15	STL	@	LAD	L,0-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	6	Apr 16	STL	@	LAD	L,6-7	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	3	8 (1)	Apr 18	STL	@	SFG	L,1-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						P
4	4	9	Apr 19	STL	@	SFG	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						PR
5	5	12 (2)	Apr 23	STL	@	CHC	L,1-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						PR
6	6	13	Apr 24	STL		LAD	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					3						PR
Jul		Gtm	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	7	102 (88)	Jul 30	STL	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.09	-0.106	.70	-0.04%	-1.21	P
Aug		Gtm	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
8	8	107 (4)	Aug 4	STL		PIT	L,3-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.74	-0.041	.48	-0.01%	-0.37	P
9	9	112 (4)	Aug 8 (2)	STL		PHI	W,5-4	GS-10	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	1.06	-0.013	.24	0.00%	-0.06	P
10	10	114 (1)	Aug 9 (2)	STL		PHI	L,2-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	8						PR
11	11	116 (1)	Aug 11	STL		SFG	L,4-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9						PR
12	12	118 (1)	Aug 14	STL		LAD	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9	1.05	-0.057	.02	0.00%	-0.49	P
13	13	123 (4)	Aug 19	STL	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	9	1.08	-0.071	.03	0.00%	-0.72	P
14	14	125 (1)	Aug 21	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	9	4.26	-0.208	.04	0.00%	-0.98	PR
15	15	128 (2)	Aug 25	STL		MLN	L,1-3	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.133	.200	9	.88	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.69	P
16	16	131 (2)	Aug 28	STL		CIN	W,3-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.067	.133	.200	9						PR
17	17	133 (1)	Aug 30	STL		CIN	L,4-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.111	.167	9	.85	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
Sept		Gtm	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
18	18	135 (1)	Sep 2	STL	@	LAD	L,6-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.111	.167	8						PR
19	19	139 (3)	Sep 7	STL	@	SFG	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.100	.150	9	1.08	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
20	20	143 (3)	Sep 12	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.208	.333	9	.49	0.052	.00	0.00%	1.13	P
21	21	154 (10)	Sep 27 (2)	STL		SFG	W,14-8	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.115	.192	.308	9	.42	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
							6-15		27	26	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.115	.192	.308		1.04	-0.663	.15	-0.05%	-5.25

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