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Bob Gibson
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-1, 189lb (185cm, 85kg)
Born: November 9, 1935 in Omaha, NE us
Died: October 2, 2020 (Aged 84-328d) in Omaha, NE
Buried: Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, NE

Robert Gibson (born Pack Robert Gibson; November 9, 1935 – October 2, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–1975). Nicknamed Gibby and Hoot (after actor Hoot Gibson), Gibson tallied 251 wins, 3,117 strikeouts, and a 2.91 earned run average (ERA) during his career. A nine-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won two Cy Young Awards and the 1968 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. Known for a fiercely competitive nature and for intimidating opposing batters, he was elected in 1981 to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. The Cardinals retired his uniform number 45 in September 1975 and ind

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