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Russ Gibson
John Russell Gibson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.

Debut April 14, 1967
  vs. NYY 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 6, 1972
Born May 6, 1939 in Fall River, MA

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1967 28 BOS AL  49  138    8   28   7  0   1   15   0  0  12  31  .203  .263  .275   54   38   2   2   3   0   7
 1968 29 BOS AL  76  231   15   52  11  1   3   20   1  2   8  38  .225  .247  .320   66   74   3   4   1   0   5
 1969 30 BOS AL  85  287   21   72   9  1   3   27   1  1  15  25  .251  .289  .321   66   92   2   2   1   1  11
 1970 31 SFG NL  24   69    3   16   6  0   0    6   0  0   7  12  .232  .303  .319   67   22   0   0   1   0   4
 1971 32 SFG NL  25   57    2   11   1  1   1    7   0  0   2  13  .193  .220  .298   47   17   0   0   0   0   2
 1972 33 SFG NL   5   12    0    2   0  1   0    3   0  0   0   4  .167  .167  .333   38    4   1   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      264  794   49  181  34  4   8   78   2  3  44 123  .228  .267  .311   62  247   8   8   6   1  31
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        487   30  111  21  2   5   48   1  2  27  75  .228  .267  .311   62  152   5   5   4   1  19
 Career High     85  287   21   72  11  1   3   27   1  2  15  38  .251  .289  .321   66   92   3   4   3   1  11
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1967 28 BOS AL  154  121    9   2.0    91| .203  .253| .263  .323| .275  .379| .538  .702|  54  .243  -8.0  -0.9   0%
 1968 29 BOS AL  246  193   17   2.4    86| .225  .246| .247  .317| .320  .365| .567  .681|  66  .328 -10.2  -1.2  33%
 1969 30 BOS AL  307  231   24   2.8   100| .251  .262| .289  .340| .321  .395| .610  .735|  66  .321 -14.3  -1.5  50%
 1970 31 SFG NL   76   57    6   2.8   103| .232  .267| .303  .340| .319  .408| .622  .748|  67  .287  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1971 32 SFG NL   59   48    3   1.7    92| .193  .258| .220  .325| .298  .378| .518  .703|  47  .166  -4.4  -0.5   0%
 1972 33 SFG NL   13   13    0   0.0    93| .167  .259| .167  .327| .333  .382| .500  .710|  38  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       855  663   59   2.4    94| .228  .256| .267  .329| .311  .383| .578  .712|  62  .286 -41.1  -4.5  40%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1967 28 BOS AL C 48 254 16 0 3 1.000 .989 5.62 6.15 6.71 7.22 37 362.3 0 16 10 10 1968 29 BOS AL C 74 428 36 8 7 .983 .990 6.27 6.01 7.13 6.97 65 586.0 13 28 40 19 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.30 13.50 9.45 0 2.0 1969 30 BOS AL C 83 466 41 11 2 .979 .987 6.11 5.59 6.56 6.65 78 695.7 11 28 40 28 1970 31 SFG NL C 23 126 7 4 1 .971 .987 5.78 5.94 7.27 6.85 18 164.7 5 10 15 7 1971 32 SFG NL C 22 79 4 3 0 .965 .988 3.77 5.63 5.35 6.34 15 139.7 1 4 4 4 1972 33 SFG NL C 5 16 1 0 1 1.000 .988 3.40 5.88 4.50 6.62 3 34.0 1 2 6 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1968 29 BOS AL 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.30 13.50 9.45 0 2.0 1967 28 BOS AL C 48 254 16 0 3 1.000 .989 5.62 6.15 6.71 7.22 37 362.3 0 16 10 10 1968 29 BOS AL C 74 428 36 8 7 .983 .990 6.27 6.01 7.13 6.97 65 586.0 13 28 40 19 1969 30 BOS AL C 83 466 41 11 2 .979 .987 6.11 5.59 6.56 6.65 78 695.7 11 28 40 28 1970 31 SFG NL C 23 126 7 4 1 .971 .987 5.78 5.94 7.27 6.85 18 164.7 5 10 15 7 1971 32 SFG NL C 22 79 4 3 0 .965 .988 3.77 5.63 5.35 6.34 15 139.7 1 4 4 4 1972 33 SFG NL C 5 16 1 0 1 1.000 .988 3.40 5.88 4.50 6.62 3 34.0 1 2 6 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 255 1369 105 26 14 .983 .988 5.78 5.86 6.69 6.84 216 1982.3 31 88 115 69 1B* 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.30 13.50 9.45 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 256 1372 105 26 14 .983 .988 5.77 5.87 6.70 6.85 216 1984
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1967   WS    BOS STL     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June, 1957: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

April 4, 1970: Purchased by the San Francisco Giants from the Boston Red Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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