Bob Gibson

"Hoot"

St. Louis · #45 · P
$45,000 (1 yr)
HT/WT6'0", 194 lbs
BIRTHDATE11/9/1935 (34)
BAT/THRR/R
BIRTHPLACEOmaha, Nebraska
STATUS ● Injured

1970 Season Stats

W-L

1-1

ERA

5.65

K

17

WHIP

1.67

News

sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jul. 5th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 1,087,530 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 875,394
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 805,775
3. Manny Sanguillen, Pittsburgh Pirates: 751,351

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 1,087,530
2. Bob Robertson, Pittsburgh Pirates: 716,949
3. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 713,936

SECOND BASE
1. Billy Grabarkewitz, Los Angeles Dodgers: 599,761
2. Wayne Garrett, New York Mets: 555,532
3. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 546,664

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 1,057,062
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 1,005,673
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 846,661

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 750,699
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 592,925
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 541,731

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 933,739
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 882,042
3. Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates: 758,306

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 910,397
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 819,791
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 753,375

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 1,033,930
2. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 873,534
3. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 823,302

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 464,978
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 408,585
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 402,863
4. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 386,299
5. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 380,472

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 274,582
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 253,856
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 219,972
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 182,607
5. Dick Selma, Philadelphia Phillies: 168,060



Lifetime McCovey is batting .284 with 199 doubles, 40 triples, 334 home runs and 926 RBIs in 1453 games.

sBNN · Jul 5, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 28th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 892,029 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 713,183
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 655,295
3. Manny Sanguillen, Pittsburgh Pirates: 593,076

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 892,029
2. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 571,068
3. Wes Parker, Los Angeles Dodgers: 557,795

SECOND BASE
1. Billy Grabarkewitz, Los Angeles Dodgers: 456,475
2. Wayne Garrett, New York Mets: 430,399
3. Ron Hunt, San Francisco Giants: 425,709

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 860,802
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 794,716
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 691,951

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 597,131
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 465,173
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 418,729

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 744,315
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 711,711
3. Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates: 601,797

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 735,132
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 653,129
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 616,676

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 846,569
2. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 704,164
3. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 673,493

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 395,638
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 347,987
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 340,735
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 326,428
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 323,066

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 229,959
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 218,066
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 185,915
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 162,337
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 148,881



His career numbers show McCovey is hitting .283 with a total of 332 home runs.

sBNN · Jun 28, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 21st , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 701,402 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 541,436
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 508,923
3. Dick Dietz, San Francisco Giants: 440,693

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 701,402
2. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 437,836
3. Wes Parker, Los Angeles Dodgers: 421,089

SECOND BASE
1. Billy Grabarkewitz, Los Angeles Dodgers: 337,171
2. Wayne Garrett, New York Mets: 324,458
3. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 322,262

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 667,778
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 604,698
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 536,128

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 460,460
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 349,533
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 317,568

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 573,672
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 547,759
3. Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates: 464,743

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 572,435
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 507,978
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 477,579

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 663,527
2. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 539,448
3. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 534,184

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 306,322
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 267,777
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 260,863
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 253,332
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 245,745

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 176,752
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 165,546
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 141,572
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 127,981
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 117,395



During his career, McCovey has compiled a .284 batting average and collected 1329 hits, 330 home runs and 914 RBIs.

sBNN · Jun 21, 1970
sMLB

BNN Stats: Active Career Pitching Leaders

Which active pitchers are leading the Major League Baseball in career complete games?

Juan Marichal, SF, 201
Bob Gibson, STL, 167
Jim Bunning, PHI, 146
Camilo Pascual, -, 132
Jim Kaat, MIN, 104

sBNN · Jun 15, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 14th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 503,407 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 385,533
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 368,591
3. Dick Dietz, San Francisco Giants: 311,871

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 503,407
2. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 305,275
3. Wes Parker, Los Angeles Dodgers: 296,057

SECOND BASE
1. Ron Hunt, San Francisco Giants: 226,553
2. Joe Morgan, Houston Astros: 225,238
3. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 223,715

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 469,898
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 427,419
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 382,771

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 328,032
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 245,647
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 225,096

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 403,296
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 386,271
3. Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals: 326,691

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 410,012
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 359,032
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 342,415

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 485,030
2. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 390,497
3. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 381,637

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 220,283
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 191,386
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 185,731
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 181,140
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 174,522

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 125,818
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 116,660
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 100,806
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 92,020
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 85,022



His all-time numbers show McCovey has compiled a .284 batting average and collected 1323 hits, 330 home runs and 912 RBIs.

sBNN · Jun 14, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 7th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 311,392 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 238,629
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 233,622
3. Dick Dietz, San Francisco Giants: 190,037

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 311,392
2. Bob Robertson, Pittsburgh Pirates: 183,070
3. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 182,304

SECOND BASE
1. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 138,639
2. Joe Morgan, Houston Astros: 137,568
3. Ron Hunt, San Francisco Giants: 135,960

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 284,735
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 254,353
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 234,062

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 201,965
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 144,376
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 139,251

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 242,403
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 238,280
3. Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals: 199,186

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 254,115
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 215,910
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 211,456

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 304,152
2. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 248,311
3. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 232,847

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 137,414
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 119,557
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 118,769
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 113,501
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 108,729

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 78,990
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 73,710
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 63,719
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 57,343
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 53,649



McCovey has compiled a career batting average of .284 with 1317 hits, 329 homers and 907 RBIs.

sBNN · Jun 7, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. May 31st , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Pete Rose with 138,525 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 107,535
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 103,756
3. Dick Dietz, San Francisco Giants: 82,481

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 136,682
2. Bob Robertson, Pittsburgh Pirates: 82,565
3. Lee May, Cincinnati Reds: 80,044

SECOND BASE
1. Joe Morgan, Houston Astros: 62,838
2. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 62,749
3. Ron Hunt, San Francisco Giants: 59,466

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 124,661
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 113,626
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 102,116

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 89,047
2. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 60,318
3. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 58,867

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 107,625
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 103,378
3. Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates: 89,840

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 112,303
2. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 96,175
3. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 92,567

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 138,525
2. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 112,879
3. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 106,392

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 62,511
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 54,610
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 53,892
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 50,904
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 47,247

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 34,907
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 33,843
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 28,305
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 25,528
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 23,347



During his career, Rose has hit .310 with 1401 hits, 88 home runs, 474 RBIs and scored 726 runs.

sBNN · May 31, 1970
sMLB

BNN Stats: Active Career Pitching Leaders

Which active pitchers are leading the Major League Baseball in career wins?

Jim Bunning, PHI, 212
Juan Marichal, SF, 192
Camilo Pascual, LAD, 173
Bob Gibson, STL, 168
Milt Pappas, ATL, 160

sBNN · May 25, 1970
Cardinals

St. Louis's Gibson Diagnosis Revealed

In a news release, the St. Louis Cardinals announced that starting pitcher Bob Gibson would miss the rest of the season due to a torn ulnar collateral ligament. Gibson sustained the injury on 04/19/1970. He "will be sorely missed," said his manager.

sBNN · Apr 21, 1970