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.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	STL		PIT	L,2-6	GS	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 13	STL	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 19	STL		NYM	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 25	STL	@	PHI	L,1-5	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	21 (4)	Apr 30 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	26 (4)	May 6	STL		SFG	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	31 (4)	May 12	STL		LAD	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
8	36 (4)	May 20	STL	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	41 (4)	May 25	STL	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	45 (3)	May 30	STL		CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	10.0	1	2	1	4	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	50 (4)	Jun 4	STL		ATL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
12	55 (4)	Jun 10	STL	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	59 (3)	Jun 15	STL		HOU	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	64 (4)	Jun 20	STL	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
15	69 (4)	Jun 25 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	74 (4)	Jun 29 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	81 (6)	Jul 4	STL		CHC	L,1-3	GS	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
18	85 (3)	Jul 8	STL	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	91 (5)	Jul 13 (1)	STL		PIT	L,0-3	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	96 (4)	Jul 18	STL	@	PIT	L,1-4	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	99 (2)	Jul 25	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	46	13.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
22	104 (4)	Jul 30	STL		SDP	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	109 (4)	Aug 5	STL	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
24	114 (4)	Aug 10	STL	@	SFG	W,7-4	GS	33	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	119 (4)	Aug 16	STL	@	ATL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
26	124 (4)	Aug 22	STL		ATL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	129 (4)	Aug 27	STL		HOU	L,1-5	CG	39	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	133 (3)	Aug 31	STL	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	137 (3)	Sep 6	STL		MON	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	141 (3)	Sep 10 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
31	146 (4)	Sep 14	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	40	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
32	150 (3)	Sep 19 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	42	9.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
33	155 (4)	Sep 23	STL	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	44	10.1	4	0	0	4	0	P
34	159 (3)	Sep 28	STL	@	MON	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	P
35	162 (2)	Oct 2	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	47	12.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							35gm		314.0	21	32	3	56	5