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Name Team Age
John Gibson Retired (1967, Age 38) Died (2012, Age 83)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9
(1951)
2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ty Cobb League 0 5 years (26 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C- A- A-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 8/20/1929
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 2 3
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (---)
(41.3 %) D+ (20.0 %) (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1952 CIN-WAS 109 424 64 120 22 3 11 42 47 58 6 5 2 .783 .356 .427 .283
1953 WAS 142 579 87 165 21 5 18 77 57 70 13 4 3 .783 .351 .432 .285
1954 WAS 139 551 90 170 42 7 17 74 60 89 12 4 1 .879 .376 .503 .309
1955 WAS 142 569 91 178 28 6 21 83 76 65 14 6 3 .885 .391 .494 .313
1956 WAS 142 570 108 178 21 11 27 98 72 68 15 3 0 .917 .387 .530 .312
1957 WAS 143 581 92 161 22 2 20 69 64 70 14 7 0 .774 .349 .425 .277
1958 WAS 142 590 125 195 33 7 30 116 62 85 29 7 5 .958 .395 .563 .331
1959 WAS 142 564 99 168 37 4 17 93 73 83 24 7 0 .847 .378 .468 .298
1960 WAS 123 461 81 130 21 3 19 81 68 79 24 9 3 .837 .373 .464 .282
1961 WAS 129 491 78 152 37 5 16 82 52 65 21 7 5 .879 .375 .503 .310
1962 WAS 142 551 101 170 32 4 21 95 59 79 26 22 1 .870 .374 .495 .309
1963 WAS 142 556 97 162 23 4 24 83 52 78 29 15 1 .829 .352 .477 .291
1964 WAS 142 532 69 148 24 2 20 80 54 78 8 3 1 .787 .343 .444 .278
1965 WAS 132 274 39 83 12 1 8 40 25 42 6 1 1 .802 .360 .442 .303
1966 WAS 95 309 52 102 15 1 11 45 39 52 8 2 3 .894 .402 .492 .330
1967 WAS 65 200 28 61 9 0 6 25 22 33 1 3 4 .814 .374 .440 .305
Total 2071 7802 1301 2343 399 65 286 1183 882 1094 250 105 33 .849 .371 .478 .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.