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Ty Cobb League
8-18-2086
John Gibson Second Base
Retired (1967, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .300 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .849 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
H 2343 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 08-20-1929
HR 286 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1951)
Majors Svc Time 5 years
(26 games)
RBI 1183
SB 250
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR A-
Speed C+ Bunt B- Control D+   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D+ (20.0%) Range A- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 3
3B (41.3%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1952 CIN-WAS
109
424
64
120
22
3
11
42
47
58 2 2
6
5 2
.783
.356
.427
.144
.283
1953 WAS
142
579
87
165
21
5
18
77
57
70 4 3
13
4 3
.783
.351
.432
.147
.285
1954 WAS
139
551
90
170
42
7
17
74
60
89 3 5
12
4 1
.879
.376
.503
.194
.309
1955 WAS
142
569
91
178
28
6
21
83
76
65 0 5
14
6 3
.885
.391
.494
.181
.313
1956 WAS
142
570
108
178
21
11
27
98
72
68 2 7
15
3 0
.917
.387
.530
.218
.312
1957 WAS
143
581
92
161
22
2
20
69
64
70 2 4
14
7 0
.774
.349
.425
.148
.277
1958 WAS
142
590
125
195
33
7
30
116
62
85 2 2
29
7 5
.958
.395
.563
.232
.331
1959 WAS
142
564
99
168
37
4
17
93
73
83 5 8
24
7 0
.847
.378
.468
.170
.298
1960 WAS
123
461
81
130
21
3
19
81
68
79 3 7
24
9 3
.837
.373
.464
.182
.282
1961 WAS
129
491
78
152
37
5
16
82
52
65 1 2
21
7 5
.879
.375
.503
.193
.310
1962 WAS
142
551
101
170
32
4
21
95
59
79 2 5
26
22 1
.870
.374
.495
.187
.309
1963 WAS
142
556
97
162
23
4
24
83
52
78 2 3
29
15 1
.829
.352
.477
.185
.291
1964 WAS
142
532
69
148
24
2
20
80
54
78 1 5
8
3 1
.787
.343
.444
.165
.278
1965 WAS
132
274
39
83
12
1
8
40
25
42 0 1
6
1 1
.802
.360
.442
.139
.303
1966 WAS
95
309
52
102
15
1
11
45
39
52 1 4
8
2 3
.894
.402
.492
.162
.330
1967 WAS
65
200
28
61
9
0
6
25
22
33 0 0
1
3 4
.814
.374
.440
.135
.305
Total
2071
7802
1301
2343
399
65
286
1183
882
1094 30 63
250
105 33
.849
.371
.478
.178
.300
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01John Gibson has retired from the Washington War Dogs
1961-09-08The Washington War Dogs have promoted John Gibson to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Bill Galloway to the minors.
1961-08-22The Washington War Dogs have promoted Bill Galloway to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent John Gibson to the minors.
1960-05-09The Washington War Dogs have promoted John Gibson to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent George Hall to the minors.
1960-04-15The Washington War Dogs have promoted Dutch Collins to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent John Gibson to the minors.
1954-05-07The Washington War Dogs have promoted John Gibson to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Delino Johnson to the minors.
1954-04-26The Washington War Dogs have promoted Delino Johnson to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent John Gibson to the minors.
1952-05-18The Washington War Dogs have promoted John Gibson to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent Ernie Paschall to the minors.
1952-05-17The Washington War Dogs have promoted Marcus Jones to the major league team. The Washington War Dogs have sent John Gibson to the minors.
1952-05-11A trade has been completed between the Washington War Dogs and the Cincinnati Bad Apples. The Cincinnati Bad Apples receive Orie Robertson, Mickey Franco from the Washington War Dogs in exchange for John Gibson.