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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 13	STL	@	MLN	L,4-5		21	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 17	STL	@	LAD	W,9-5	GS	31	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 23 (2)	STL	@	SFG	W,7-4	GS	25	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
4	13 (1)	Apr 26	STL		MLN	L,1-8		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	18 (4)	May 3	STL		PIT	W,3-1	GS	31	7.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
6	21 (2)	May 10	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3		12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	25 (3)	May 16	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	GF	6	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	30 (4)	May 21 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 25	STL		LAD	L,0-1	GS	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	P
10	39 (4)	May 30	STL	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS	32	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	44 (4)	Jun 4	STL	@	MLN	L,1-7	GS	33	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
12	49 (4)	Jun 9	STL		CIN	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
13	55 (5)	Jun 16	STL	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
14	60 (4)	Jun 20 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	64 (3)	Jun 24	STL		SFG	L,1-6	GS	27	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	69 (4)	Jun 28	STL		MLN	L,3-8	GS	24	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	75 (5)	Jul 5	STL	@	LAD	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
18	81 (5)	Jul 13	STL		MLN	L,3-6	GS	17	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	83 (1)	Jul 15	STL		MLN	W,12-4	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	88 (4)	Jul 18 (2)	STL		CHC	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	93 (4)	Jul 23	STL		LAD	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	96 (2)	Jul 27	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	100 (3)	Jul 30 (2)	STL	@	MLN	L,2-3	GS	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	106 (5)	Aug 6 (2)	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	112 (5)	Aug 13	STL	@	LAD	L,0-8	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	117 (4)	Aug 18	STL	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	121 (3)	Aug 23	STL		LAD	W,8-7		17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	124 (2)	Aug 26	STL		SFG	W,8-5	GS	40	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	129 (4)	Aug 31	STL	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	134 (4)	Sep 5	STL		CIN	L,2-5	GS	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
31	137 (2)	Sep 9	STL	@	CIN	L,3-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	140 (2)	Sep 12	STL		MLN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	145 (4)	Sep 18	STL	@	PIT	L,6-8	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
34	150 (4)	Sep 24	STL		LAD	W,8-7	GS	31	6.1	1	0	1	2	0	P
35	155 (4)	Oct 1	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
							35gm		211.1	14	35	2	51	4