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b. September 27, 1890 · Detroit Tigers 1913, Boston Braves 1921–1927

Frank Gibson caught one game for Detroit in 1913 and then did not appear in the major leagues again for eight years. Boston brought him back in 1921, at thirty, and he caught for the Braves for seven seasons.

He was a switch-hitter, which was rare enough behind the plate to be worth noting, and he hit .274 across 471 games in a period when Boston finished in the second division every year he was there. The Braves used him as their primary catcher for three of those seasons.

Born in Omaha in 1890, Gibson collected 317 hits and drove in 146 runs. His death came on April 27, 1961, at seventy.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1913	DET	23	57	8	8	1	0	0	2	3	9	2	.140
1921	BSN	63	125	14	33	5	4	2	13	3	17	0	.264
1922	BSN	66	164	15	49	7	2	3	20	10	27	4	.299
1923	BSN	41	50	13	15	1	0	0	5	7	7	0	.300
1924	BSN	90	229	25	71	15	6	1	30	10	23	1	.310
1925	BSN	104	316	36	88	23	5	2	50	15	28	3	.278
1926	BSN	24	47	3	16	4	0	0	7	4	6	0	.340
1927	BSN	60	167	7	37	1	2	0	19	3	10	2	.222
Career	—	471	1155	121	317	57	19	8	146	55	127	12	.274

On this day & linked events

1890

Born September 27, 1890

Omaha, NE, USA

1961

Died April 27, 1961

1913

Major-league debut: Frank Gibson

Frank Gibson made a major-league debut on April 22, 1913.

1927

Final major-league game: Frank Gibson

Frank Gibson played a final major-league game on October 2, 1927.

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