1935
Born April 10, 1935
Hickory, MS, USA
Joe Gibbon Notable
b. April 10, 1935 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1960–1965, 1969–1970, San Francisco Giants 1966–1969, Cincinnati Reds 1971–1972, Houston Astros 1972
Joe Gibbon played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960 and closing with the Houston Astros in 1972.
He went 61 and 65 with a 3.52 earned run average, pitching 1,119.7 innings in 419 games. He struck out 743, completed 20 of his 127 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 424 games he batted .144, with 38 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Hickory, MS, USA on April 10, 1935, and died on February 20, 2019. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | PIT | 27 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .211 |
| 1961 | PIT | 31 | 59 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .136 |
| 1962 | PIT | 19 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .176 |
| 1963 | PIT | 40 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .093 |
| 1964 | PIT | 29 | 47 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .255 |
| 1965 | PIT | 31 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .115 |
| 1966 | SFG | 37 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .200 |
| 1967 | SFG | 28 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .042 |
| 1968 | SFG | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | PIT/SFG | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1970 | PIT | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | CIN | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | CIN/HOU | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 424 | 263 | 9 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 99 | 0 | .144 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | PIT | 4 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 80.1 | 87 | 36 | 31 | 60 | 4.03 |
| 1961 | PIT | 13 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 195.1 | 185 | 72 | 57 | 145 | 3.32 |
| 1962 | PIT | 3 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 57.0 | 53 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 3.63 |
| 1963 | PIT | 5 | 12 | 37 | 22 | 1 | 147.1 | 147 | 54 | 54 | 110 | 3.30 |
| 1964 | PIT | 10 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 146.2 | 145 | 60 | 54 | 97 | 3.68 |
| 1965 | PIT | 4 | 9 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 105.2 | 85 | 53 | 34 | 63 | 4.51 |
| 1966 | SFG | 4 | 6 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 81.0 | 86 | 33 | 16 | 48 | 3.67 |
| 1967 | SFG | 6 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 82.0 | 65 | 28 | 33 | 63 | 3.07 |
| 1968 | SFG | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 40.0 | 33 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 1.57 |
| 1969 | PIT/SFG | 6 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 11 | 71.1 | 53 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 2.40 |
| 1970 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 41.0 | 44 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 4.83 |
| 1971 | CIN | 5 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 11 | 64.1 | 54 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 2.94 |
| 1972 | CIN/HOU | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11.74 |
| Career | — | 61 | 65 | 419 | 127 | 32 | 1119.2 | 1053 | 438 | 414 | 743 | 3.52 |
On this day & linked events
2019
Died February 20, 2019
1960
Major-league debut: Joe Gibbon
Joe Gibbon made a major-league debut on April 17, 1960.
1972
Final major-league game: Joe Gibbon
Joe Gibbon played a final major-league game on July 11, 1972.