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	7-15 / in Starts: 4-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 37 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	27 (11-10-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 37 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (11-7-4)

Most Driven In
K Reitz	2
K Hernandez	1
M Tyson	1

Most Driven In By
T Sizemore	1

1975 Batting Game Log

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1975 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	576	1	Apr 7	STL		MON	L,4-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.60	-0.020	.92	-0.02%	-0.20	P
2	577	5 (3)	Apr 12	STL	@	PHI	W,7-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.25	-0.061	2.20	-0.06%	-0.88	P
3	578	9 (3)	Apr 18	STL		PIT	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	1.22	-0.085	2.20	-0.09%	-0.80	P
4	579	13 (3)	Apr 23	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	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.89	-0.041	1.38	-0.04%	-0.35	P
5	580	17 (3)	Apr 30	STL	@	PIT	L,0-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9	.72	-0.018	.99	-0.01%	-0.14	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	581	21 (3)	May 5	STL		PHI	W,11-3	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	9	.11	-0.012	.11	-0.01%	-0.51	P
7	582	30 (8)	May 16	STL	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	9	1.39	-0.065	1.17	-0.03%	-0.57	P
8	583	35 (4)	May 21	STL	@	SDP	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.176	.071	.248	9	1.35	0.012	.85	0.01%	0.11	P
9	584	39 (3)	May 26	STL		SDP	L,6-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.150	.059	.209	9	1.07	-0.085	.89	-0.04%	-1.01	P
10	585	43 (3)	May 31	STL		CIN	L,0-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.143	.056	.198	9	2.20	-0.064	2.01	-0.04%	-0.59	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
11	586	57 (13)	Jun 16	STL	@	PIT	L,4-10	3-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.182	.056	.237	9	.38	0.018	.40	0.01%	0.24	P
12	587	62 (4)	Jun 21	STL		CHC	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.208	.100	.308	9	1.13	0.059	.76	0.02%	0.62	P
13	588	69 (6)	Jun 27 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,6-4	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.222	.130	.353	9	.93	0.070	.74	0.03%	0.46	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	589	76 (6)	Jul 3	STL	@	PHI	L,4-7	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.241	.160	.401	9	.69	0.031	.54	0.02%	0.23	P
15	590	82 (5)	Jul 8	STL		SFG	L,4-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.233	.154	.387	9	1.08	-0.027	.33	-0.01%	-0.23	P
16	591	99 (16)	Jul 27	STL		PHI	W,9-6	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.226	.148	.374	9	1.65	-0.046	.50	-0.01%	-0.31	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
17	592	105 (5)	Aug 1	STL	@	CHC	W,9-4	6-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.179	.242	.179	.421	9	.46	0.030	.11	0.00%	0.19	P
18	593	117 (11)	Aug 13	STL	@	HOU	W,4-3	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.242	.179	.421	9						P
19	594	121 (3)	Aug 16	STL	@	ATL	L,7-8	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.242	.179	.421	9	1.36	-0.012	3.09	-0.02%	-0.19	P
20	595	126 (4)	Aug 22	STL		ATL	L,5-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.242	.179	.421	7						P
21	596	134 (7)	Aug 29	STL	@	CIN	L,2-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.242	.179	.421	9						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
22	597	139 (4)	Sep 3	STL		CHC	L,6-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.242	.179	.421	9						P
							7-15		37	28	1	5	0	0	0	4	3	0	9	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	.179	.242	.179	.421		.98	-0.316	1.02	-0.28%	-3.93

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