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Bob Gibson
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Birthdate: 11/9/1935    
Height / Weight: ' " / 195 lbs. Place of Birth: Omaha, NE, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

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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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