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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	STL	@	PIT	L,5-7	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 12	STL		NYM	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 17	STL		PIT	L,3-4	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 22 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
5	16 (2)	Apr 27	STL		SFG	L,0-5	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (3)	May 2	STL	@	SDP	W,5-4	GS	28	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	25 (4)	May 8	STL	@	SFG	L,7-9	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	30 (4)	May 13	STL		MON	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
9	35 (4)	May 20 (1)	STL	@	MON	L,1-4	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	39 (3)	May 26	STL		ATL	W,2-0	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	44 (4)	May 31	STL		CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (4)	Jun 6	STL		SDP	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
13	55 (5)	Jun 11	STL	@	CIN	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	59 (3)	Jun 16	STL	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	64 (4)	Jun 21	STL		MON	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	69 (4)	Jun 26 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-10	GS	33	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	75 (5)	Jul 1	STL		PHI	L,0-1	GS	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
18	81 (5)	Jul 6	STL	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
19	85 (3)	Jul 11	STL	@	LAD	L,1-3	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	90 (4)	Jul 16	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	95 (4)	Jul 21	STL		LAD	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	97 (1)	Jul 26 (1)	STL		NYM	W,13-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	103 (5)	Jul 30	STL	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	109 (5)	Aug 4	STL	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	161 (51)	Sep 29	STL		PHI	W,7-1	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							25gm		195.0	11	24	2	37	2