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Bob Gibson

Birthdate:

11/9/1935

Height / Weight:

' " / 195 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Omaha, NE, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Bob Gibson hurled 17 seasons, all with the St. Louis Cardinals, and posted 20 wins in five different years. In 1968, Gibson had one of the greatest seasons of any pitcher in modern times. His 1.12 ERA was the third best in this century, behind only 'Dutch' Leonard's 0.96 in 1914 and Mordecai 'Three Finger' Brown's 1.04 in 1906. During 1968, Gibson hurled 13 shutouts, including five consecutive. He completed 28 of his 34 starts and at one point pitched 47 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings. In one 95 inning stretch he gave up only two earned runs. In that season, he won 15 games in a row and three of his losses the Cardinals were shutout, including a no-hitter 1-0 loss to Gaylord Perry.

Bob Gibson fanned over 200 batters in a season nine times and led the League in 1968. Gibson was an excellent fielder and collected nine Gold Glove Awards, 1965-1973. In World Series play, Gibson was truly awesome, winning seven straight games. He set a WS' record by fanning 17 Tigers in 1968. In 1971, he threw his only no-hitter. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1981. Famous Baseball Pitcher - Baseball History

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Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1959	STL (NL)	13	9	3	5	0	2	1	75.2	77	35	28	4	39	2	48	4	1	0	3.33
1960	STL (NL)	27	12	3	6	0	2	0	86.2	97	61	54	7	48	6	69	3	1	0	5.61
1961	STL (NL)	35	27	13	12	1	10	2	211.1	186	91	76	13	119	7	166	8	6	1	3.24
1962	STL (NL)	32	30	15	13	1	15	5	233.2	174	84	74	15	95	9	208	11	10	0	2.85
1963	STL (NL)	36	33	18	9	0	14	2	254.2	224	110	96	19	96	1	204	6	13	1	3.39
1964	STL (NL)	40	36	19	12	1	17	2	287.1	250	106	96	25	86	9	245	6	9	0	3.01
1965	STL (NL)	38	36	20	12	1	20	6	299.0	243	110	102	34	103	6	270	8	11	1	3.07
1966	STL (NL)	35	35	21	12	0	20	5	280.1	210	90	76	20	78	5	225	12	5	0	2.44
1967	STL (NL)	24	24	13	7	0	10	2	175.1	151	62	58	10	40	3	147	3	3	1	2.98
1968	STL (NL)	34	34	22	9	0	28	13	304.2	198	49	38	11	62	6	268	4	7	0	1.12
1969	STL (NL)	35	35	20	13	0	28	4	314.0	251	84	76	12	95	7	269	4	10	2	2.18
1970	STL (NL)	34	34	23	7	0	23	3	294.0	262	111	102	13	88	9	274	5	4	1	3.12
1971	STL (NL)	31	31	16	13	0	20	5	245.2	215	96	83	14	76	11	185	10	7	0	3.04
1972	STL (NL)	34	34	19	11	0	23	4	278.0	226	83	76	14	88	11	208	10	3	2	2.46
1973	STL (NL)	25	25	12	10	0	13	1	195.0	159	71	60	12	57	6	142	6	3	1	2.77
1974	STL (NL)	33	33	11	13	0	9	1	240.0	236	111	102	24	104	14	129	2	5	3	3.82
1975	STL (NL)	22	14	3	10	2	1	0	109.0	120	66	61	10	62	6	60	6	4	0	5.04
17 years		528	482	251	174	6	255	56	3884.1	3279	1420	1258	257	1336	118	3117	108	102	13	2.91

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1959	STL (NL)	21	26	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	.115	.115	SLG
1960	STL (NL)	40	28	4	5	1	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	.179	.179	SLG
1961	STL (NL)	40	66	4	13	5	0	1	10	3	23	0	0	0	1	3	2	.197	.236	SLG
1962	STL (NL)	42	76	11	20	0	0	2	5	4	28	0	0	0	3	6	1	.263	.321	SLG
1963	STL (NL)	41	87	12	18	3	1	3	20	8	35	0	0	0	0	5	0	.207	.274	SLG
1964	STL (NL)	40	96	8	15	3	1	0	4	3	38	0	0	0	1	6	1	.156	.188	SLG
1965	STL (NL)	42	104	14	25	2	0	5	19	3	26	2	0	0	1	8	3	.240	.261	SLG
1966	STL (NL)	46	100	11	20	4	0	1	8	3	35	3	2	0	0	7	1	.200	.221	SLG
1967	STL (NL)	27	60	7	8	0	0	0	3	8	26	0	0	0	0	6	0	.133	.235	SLG
1968	STL (NL)	35	94	3	16	5	0	0	6	7	32	1	1	0	1	7	1	.170	.233	SLG
1969	STL (NL)	37	118	11	29	6	0	1	8	3	36	5	2	0	0	5	1	.246	.262	SLG
1970	STL (NL)	40	109	14	33	3	1	2	19	8	25	0	2	0	0	6	1	.303	.347	SLG
1971	STL (NL)	31	87	5	15	0	1	2	10	3	24	1	0	0	1	2	2	.172	.204	SLG
1972	STL (NL)	34	103	12	20	6	0	5	12	1	25	0	1	0	0	2	0	.194	.202	SLG
1973	STL (NL)	25	65	8	12	0	0	2	8	3	17	1	1	0	0	2	1	.185	.217	SLG
1974	STL (NL)	33	81	6	17	4	1	0	6	3	19	0	1	0	0	1	2	.210	.233	SLG
1975	STL (NL)	22	28	1	5	0	0	0	4	3	9	0	0	0	0	4	2	.179	.242	SLG
17 years		596	1328	132	274	44	5	24	144	63	415	13	10	0	8	72	18	.206	.243	.SLG

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