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	17-13 / in Starts: 17-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	56 (27-15-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	57 (29-18-9)

Most Driven In
T Kubiak	2
J Hague	2
Self	2
T Simmons	1
T Sizemore	1
J Cruz	1
L MelÃ©ndez	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
L Brock	1
M Alou	1
T Simmons	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 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	453	1	Apr 6	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG(10)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.56	-0.116	2.40	-0.11%	-0.68	P
2	454	4 (2)	Apr 11 (1)	STL		SFG	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.84	-0.019	1.06	-0.02%	-0.02	P
3	455	10 (5)	Apr 16	STL	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.667	1.067	9	.38	0.210	.48	0.16%	2.53	P
4	456	15 (4)	Apr 21	STL	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.385	.583	.968	9	.79	-0.029	1.32	-0.03%	-0.48	P
5	457	20 (4)	Apr 26	STL		NYM	L,2-12	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.538	.896	9	1.19	-0.028	2.60	-0.04%	-0.27	P
May		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
6	458	25 (4)	May 1	STL		MON	T,2-2	CG(7)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.467	.779	9	.81	-0.043	1.55	-0.05%	-0.43	P
7	459	30 (4)	May 7	STL	@	NYM	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.389	.652	9	1.03	-0.074	2.16	-0.09%	-0.49	P
8	460	34 (3)	May 14	STL	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.364	.625	9	.43	-0.012	.67	-0.01%	-0.42	P
9	461	38 (3)	May 19	STL		LAD	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.360	.629	9	.62	-0.025	1.10	-0.03%	-0.06	P
10	462	43 (4)	May 24	STL		SDP	L,3-12	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.259	.346	.605	9	1.59	-0.040	3.16	-0.05%	-0.41	P
11	463	48 (4)	May 29	STL		ATL	W,8-7	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.286	.370	.656	9	.98	0.041	2.27	0.06%	0.60	P
Jun		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
12	464	71 (22)	Jun 21	STL	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.267	.345	.611	9	.95	-0.048	1.15	-0.04%	-0.32	P
13	465	76 (4)	Jun 26	STL		CHC	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.273	.344	.616	9	.67	-0.037	.70	-0.02%	-0.24	P
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
14	466	81 (4)	Jul 2	STL	@	SFG	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.297	.361	.658	9	.60	0.058	.27	0.02%	0.50	P
15	467	85 (3)	Jul 7	STL	@	SDP	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.282	.342	.624	9	.49	-0.024	.26	-0.01%	-0.16	P
16	468	89 (3)	Jul 11	STL		HOU	W,7-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.244	.279	.317	.596	9	.37	-0.033	.15	-0.01%	-0.36	P
17	469	93 (3)	Jul 17	STL		MON	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.295	.556	9	1.58	-0.143	.65	-0.04%	-1.10	P
18	470	98 (4)	Jul 22	STL		PHI	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.271	.511	9	.55	-0.070	.14	-0.01%	-1.73	P
19	471	103 (4)	Jul 26	STL	@	NYM	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.241	.308	.548	9	.27	0.000	.13	0.00%	-0.37	P
20	472	107 (3)	Jul 30	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.241	.357	.599	9	.62	0.010	.32	0.00%	0.14	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
21	473	112 (4)	Aug 4	STL		SFG	W,7-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.207	.230	.345	.574	9	1.03	-0.008	.89	0.00%	-0.16	P
22	474	117 (4)	Aug 9	STL		LAD	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.222	.333	.556	9	1.76	-0.110	2.56	-0.10%	-0.88	P
23	475	122 (4)	Aug 14	STL	@	PIT	W,11-0	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.203	.221	.328	.549	9	.11	-0.013	.35	-0.02%	0.76	P
24	476	126 (3)	Aug 18	STL	@	CIN	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.214	.318	.532	9	.51	-0.024	1.08	-0.03%	-0.33	P
25	477	130 (3)	Aug 23	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.216	.314	.531	9	2.35	0.263	4.42	0.30%	0.42	P
26	478	134 (3)	Aug 28	STL		CIN	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.221	.315	.536	9	.35	0.011	.55	0.01%	-0.45	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
27	479	138 (3)	Sep 1	STL		NYM	L,1-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.215	.307	.522	9	.77	-0.037	1.68	-0.05%	-0.36	P
28	480	142 (3)	Sep 6 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.190	.205	.291	.496	9	.53	-0.056	.76	-0.05%	-1.46	P
29	481	147 (4)	Sep 12	STL	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.207	.280	.487	9	.40	-0.020	.56	-0.02%	-0.29	P
30	482	152 (4)	Sep 17	STL	@	MON	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.209	.271	.479	9	.49	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.27	P
31	483	156 (3)	Sep 22	STL		PIT	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.204	.264	.469	9	1.13	-0.059	.01	0.00%	-0.43	P
							17-13		95	87	5	15	0	1	2	10	3	0	24	1	2	2	0	2	1	0	.172	.204	.264	.469		.75	-0.464	.96	-0.27%	-6.69

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