1880
Born July 22, 1880
London, ON, CAN
George Gibson Notable
George Gibson divided 14 seasons between two clubs as a catcher: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1905, then the New York Giants through 1918.
Across 1,213 games he batted .236, with 893 hits and 295 runs. He finished with 15 home runs, 142 doubles and 40 stolen bases.
He played 1,194 games behind the plate, with 5,214 putouts and 153 errors. He turned 112 double plays.
He was born in London, ON, CAN on July 22, 1880, and died on January 25, 1967. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 2 | 1909, 1910 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | PIT | 46 | 135 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 2 | .178 |
| 1906 | PIT | 81 | 259 | 8 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 31 | 1 | .178 |
| 1907 | PIT | 113 | 382 | 28 | 84 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 32 | 2 | .220 |
| 1908 | PIT | 143 | 486 | 37 | 111 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 32 | 4 | .228 |
| 1909 | PIT | 150 | 510 | 42 | 135 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 44 | 26 | 9 | .265 |
| 1910 | PIT | 143 | 482 | 53 | 125 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 47 | 31 | 7 | .259 |
| 1911 | PIT | 100 | 311 | 32 | 65 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 3 | .209 |
| 1912 | PIT | 95 | 300 | 23 | 72 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 16 | 0 | .240 |
| 1913 | PIT | 48 | 118 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .280 |
| 1914 | PIT | 102 | 274 | 19 | 78 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 4 | .285 |
| 1915 | PIT | 120 | 351 | 28 | 88 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 5 | .251 |
| 1916 | PIT | 33 | 84 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .202 |
| 1917 | NYG | 35 | 82 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .171 |
| 1918 | NYG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 1213 | 3776 | 295 | 893 | 142 | 49 | 15 | 345 | 286 | 270 | 40 | .236 |
On this day & linked events
1967
Died January 25, 1967
1905
Major-league debut: George Gibson
George Gibson made a major-league debut on July 2, 1905.
1918
Final major-league game: George Gibson
George Gibson played a final major-league game on August 20, 1918.
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