1899
Born August 5, 1899
King, NC, USA
Sam Gibson Notable
Sam Gibson played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1926 and closing with the New York Giants in 1932.
He went 32 and 38 with a 4.28 earned run average, pitching 588.3 innings in 131 games. He struck out 208, completed 33 of his 75 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 132 games he batted .248, with 50 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 9 doubles.
He was born in King, NC, USA on August 5, 1899, and died on January 31, 1983. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | DET | 36 | 72 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .250 |
| 1927 | DET | 33 | 66 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .212 |
| 1928 | DET | 20 | 42 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| 1930 | NYY | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1932 | NYG | 41 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Career | — | 132 | 202 | 17 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .248 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | DET | 12 | 9 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 196.1 | 199 | 76 | 75 | 61 | 3.48 |
| 1927 | DET | 11 | 12 | 33 | 26 | 0 | 184.2 | 201 | 78 | 86 | 76 | 3.80 |
| 1928 | DET | 5 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 119.2 | 155 | 72 | 53 | 29 | 5.42 |
| 1930 | NYY | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 15.00 |
| 1932 | NYG | 4 | 8 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 81.2 | 107 | 44 | 30 | 39 | 4.85 |
| Career | — | 32 | 38 | 131 | 75 | 5 | 588.1 | 676 | 280 | 250 | 208 | 4.28 |
On this day & linked events
1983
Died January 31, 1983
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