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Russ Gibson

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: May 6, 1939 in Fall River, MA us

Died: July 27, 2008 in Swansea, MA

Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Swansea, MA

High School: B. M. C. Durfee HS (Fall River, MA)

Debut: April 14, 1967 (Age 27-343d, 12,558th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 6, 1972 (Age 33-123d)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: John Russell Gibson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.4

794

181

.228

RBI

OBP

.267

SLG

.311

OPS

.578

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-15 / in Starts: 7-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 76 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	45 (22-15-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 76 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (24-15-7)

Most Driven In
W McCovey	3
R Hunt	1
K Henderson	1
F Johnson	1
A Gallagher	0
B Burda	0

Most Driven In By
R Hunt	1
B Heise	1
B Bonds	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	212	7 (6)	Apr 12 (2)	SFG		CIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.63	-0.164	3.00	-0.18%	-1.27	C
2	213	12 (4)	Apr 17	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	7	1.03	-0.085	1.90	-0.10%	-1.06	C
3	214	13	Apr 18	SFG	@	CIN	W,16-9	CG	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	7	1.35	0.017	2.31	0.02%	0.63	C
4	215	14	Apr 19	SFG	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.235	.458	7	.92	-0.092	1.73	-0.10%	-1.08	C
5	216	19 (4)	Apr 26 (2)	SFG		MON	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.286	.558	7	1.77	-0.096	2.33	-0.08%	-0.04	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	217	26 (6)	May 3 (2)	SFG		PHI	L,6-13	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.308	.400	.708	7	.36	0.080	.36	0.05%	0.58	C
7	218	31 (4)	May 10	SFG	@	NYM	W,11-7	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.323	.414	.736	7	.50	0.020	.37	0.01%	0.37	C
8	219	35 (3)	May 14	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-6	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.387	.690	5	.32	-0.016	.32	-0.01%	-0.38	C
9	220	36	May 15	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-11	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.297	.353	.650	7	.89	-0.078	.80	-0.04%	-0.72	C
10	221	44 (7)	May 24 (2)	SFG		SDP	W,7-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.216	.293	.324	.617	6	.54	0.058	.25	0.02%	1.19	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	222	74 (29)	Jun 30	SFG		SDP	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.220	.289	.341	.630	6	2.46	-0.210	.25	-0.01%	-1.37	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	223	90 (15)	Jul 20	SFG		NYM	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.289	.341	.630	4						C
13	224	92 (1)	Jul 22	SFG		PHI	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.271	.318	.589	7	.79	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.57	C
14	225	94 (1)	Jul 24 (2)	SFG	@	MON	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.313	.582	7	.91	-0.005	.01	0.00%	-0.17	C
15	226	96 (1)	Jul 26	SFG	@	MON	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.196	.268	.294	.562	8	.93	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.84	C
16	227	101 (4)	Jul 31 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.279	.291	.570	7	.78	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.43	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	228	103 (1)	Aug 1 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.298	.584	8	.41	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.16	C
18	229	111 (7)	Aug 9 (1)	SFG		HOU	L,5-7	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.281	.293	.574	8	1.18	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
19	230	112	Aug 9 (2)	SFG		HOU	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	3	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.324	.344	.668	7	.79	0.175	.00	0.00%	2.50	C
20	231	117 (4)	Aug 14 (2)	SFG	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.314	.333	.648	7	.78	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.35	C
21	232	119 (1)	Aug 16	SFG	@	STL	W,5-2	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.324	.344	.668	6	.18	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.63	C
22	233	124 (4)	Aug 22	SFG		CHC	L,0-15	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.319	.338	.658	5	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	234	160 (35)	Sep 29	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.303	.319	.621	7	.97	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-0.77	C
24	235	162 (1)	Oct 1	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.232	.303	.319	.621	5						C
							9-15		76	69	3	16	6	0	0	6	7	1	12	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	.232	.303	.319	.621		.96	-0.724	.76	-0.43%	-3.37

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