Russ Gibson
[edit] Biography
Russ Gibson (John Russell Gibson) was born on May 6, 1939 in Fall River, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1967 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1967, his rookie year, he hit .203 with 1 home run and 15 RBI. Gibson played for the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 6 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1967
| BOS
| A
| 49
| 138
| 8
| 28
| 1
| 15
| .203
| .263
| .275
| 7
| 0
| 12
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 7
|
| 1968
| BOS
| A
| 76
| 231
| 15
| 52
| 3
| 20
| .225
| .247
| .320
| 11
| 1
| 8
| 38
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| 85
| 287
| 21
| 72
| 3
| 27
| .251
| .289
| .321
| 9
| 1
| 15
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 11
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| 24
| 69
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 6
| .232
| .303
| .319
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| 25
| 57
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 7
| .193
| .220
| .298
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .167
| .167
| .333
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 54
| 138
| 5
| 29
| 1
| 16
| .210
| .259
| .312
| 7
| 2
| 9
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 210
| 656
| 44
| 152
| 7
| 62
| .232
| .269
| .311
| 27
| 2
| 35
| 94
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 5
| 23
|
| Total
|
|
| 264
| 794
| 49
| 181
| 8
| 78
| .228
| .267
| .311
| 34
| 4
| 44
| 123
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 6
| 31
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1967
| BOS
| A
| C
| 49
| 37
| 362.1
| 254
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| BOS
| A
| C
| 74
| 65
| 586
| 428
| 36
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 13
| 40
| 19
| 0
| .983
|
| 1968
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| C
| 83
| 78
| 695.2
| 466
| 41
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 40
| 28
| 2
| .979
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| C
| 23
| 18
| 164.2
| 126
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 15
| 7
| 0
| .971
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| C
| 22
| 15
| 139.2
| 79
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| .965
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| C
| 5
| 3
| 34
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 256
| 216
| 1982.1
| 1369
| 105
| 26
| 14
| 0
| 31
| 115
| 69
| 2
| .983
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (June, 1957).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to San Francisco Giants (April 4, 1970).
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