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Bob Gibson
Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, 1981
Robert Gibson
Born: November 9, 1935 at Omaha, Neb.
Died: October 2, 2020 at Omaha, Neb. Obituary
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.01 Weight: 189

Bob Gibson was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on November 9, 2010, November 9, 2011, February 7, 2013, April 15, 2013, November 9, 2013, October 3, 2020, and October 4, 2020.

Share your memories of Bob Gibson HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY: Doug McLeer March 14, 2002 In my opinion, one of the greatest competitors in the history of baseball. If I had to call on one man to pitch a seventh game of a World Series, Bob Gibson would be the guy. grotta May 15, 2002 Does anyone remember the Gibby suffered his career-ending injury at Shea? He had tripled but jammed his knee on the slide, so time was called and the umps let him go to mound and see if he could still pitch. That completed the destruction of his knee and a great career. One of the saddest moments in Shea history, I think. Bob R. January 9, 2003 Oh, what a pitcher! His '68 season is probably the single greatest ever by a pitcher. They said he pitched like he was double-parked, and it's true. He got the ball back from the catcher, got the sign, and threw it. Games pitched by Gibson rarely lasted much more than two hours. And you wouldn't want to be a batter who got too close to the plate. Gibson would knock you down every time. Today's crybaby players wouldn't know what hit them. He beaned Tommie Agee in spring training '68 and Agee went on to have a horrible season. Don't know if the two were connected. Anyway, it's true, Gibson was a ferocious competitor, and his autobiography - From Ghetto to Glory - is worth reading if you can find it. I wish he had pitched for the Mets instead of against them. Jonathan Stern January 14, 2005 I'm not old enough to have seen him pitch live, but I have seen replays of games from the 1968 World Series. He was terrifying! Probably the last major league pitcher I would want to bat against. The power, the velocity... the scowl! The black-and-white footage seemed to burst from the screen with ever pitch he threw. Oh, for another "Age of the Pitcher." Maybe we're about to get one, with a new drug policy in place. Mr. Sparkle February 12, 2005 I remember Gibson talking about Gooden after 1985 saying Gooden would never have as good a year as that again. I was pissed and was sure Gibson was wrong. Too bad Gibson was right on target, thanks partially to Gooden's love of booze and drugs. JFK May 31, 2006 Gibson and Torre were asked by management to evaluate a pitcher the Mets just drafted. The pitcher wanted a 25K bonus. After watching the pitcher, Gibson and Torre told management that the pitcher was not worth the bonus. By the way, the pitcher was Roger Clemens. Thanks Gibson for not allowing Met fans to enjoy a rotation that included Gooden and Clemens. Metmax June 13, 2017 Bob was one of the greatest pitchers of all-time and just as effective at bat. He had 274 hits in his 17 major league seasons. Twenty-four of his hits were home runs, the last of which was a grand slam against the Mets. If more pitchers were as productive with their own hitting, there would be no need for that silly designated hitter! Hot Foot October 12, 2022 Man, I just now learned that "Hoot" left this earth on October 2, 2020, 52 years to the day after his memorable performance in Game 1 of the 1968 World series. I knew he was old and all but somehow I missed that news until now. I saw Randy Johnson pitch in the World Series (and many times in the regular season) but he never matched the intensity of Bob Gibson (in that game on October 2, 1968, which has been on YouTube for years). Hoot was downright scary, which is why I imagined him (rather than Randy Johnson or someone else from my era) knocking Brett Baty down for his silly grin while he's batting. Of all the most intimidating pitchers in the history of MLB, Bob Gibson would be number one. He was truly one of a kind. Not a great Met (he was only a coach under Joe Torre), but one of the greatest pitchers ever. If you ever want to see an amazing pitching performance, watch Game 1 of the 1968 World Series. It's a dominating 17-strikeout performance, maybe only comparable in impressiveness to Roger Clemens in April 1986 or Kerry Wood's performance in May 1998. By the way, Game 5 of the 1968 World Series is also great to watch, especially when Lou Brock doesn't slide while trying to score. Willie Horton throws him out at the plate. The out call leads to an eventual Cardinals loss in that game and in the series. I respect Bob Gibson, but I also love to see the Cardinals lose.

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