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Joseph Charles Gibbon
San Francisco Giants
Pitcher
Born: April 10, 1935, Hickory, MS
Signed: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent before 1957 season
Major League Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates 1960-1965; San Francisco Giants 1966-1969; Pittsburgh Pirates 1969-1970; Cincinnati Reds 1971-1972; Houston Astros 1972
World Series Appearances: Pittsburgh Pirates 1960
Died: February 20, 2019, Newton, MS (age 83)
Joe Gibbon spent parts of 13 seasons in the majors, finding success as a starting pitcher for the Pirates in the early 1960s before converting to a full-time reliever. He won a spot on the Pirates opening day roster in 1960, riding the success he had achieved the season before as the team's top pitching prospect. With the Columbus Jets in 1959, Gibbon went 16-9 with a 2.60 ERA and a league leading 152 strikeouts. He was a member of the the World Champion Pirates in 1960 and his best season came in 1961 when he went 13-10 with a 3.32 ERA over 29 starts. Later as a reliever, Gibbon twice saved 11 games in a season - with the Giants and Pirates in 1969 and again with the Reds in 1971.
For his career, Gibbon went 61-65 with a 3.52 ERA over 419 games, with 32 saves. In 2010, Gibbon, along with former teammates Bill Virdon, Joe Christopher and Bob Oldis attended ceremonies at PNC Park in Pittsburgh to mark the 50th anniversary of the team's 1960 World Series victory.
Joe Gibbon spent parts of 13 seasons in the majors, finding success as a starting pitcher for the Pirates in the early 1960s before converting to a full-time reliever. He won a spot on the Pirates opening day roster in 1960, riding the success he had achieved the season before as the team's top pitching prospect. With the Columbus Jets in 1959, Gibbon went 16-9 with a 2.60 ERA and a league leading 152 strikeouts. He was a member of the the World Champion Pirates in 1960 and his best season came in 1961 when he went 13-10 with a 3.32 ERA over 29 starts. Later as a reliever, Gibbon twice saved 11 games in a season - with the Giants and Pirates in 1969 and again with the Reds in 1971.
For his career, Gibbon went 61-65 with a 3.52 ERA over 419 games, with 32 saves. In 2010, Gibbon, along with former teammates Bill Virdon, Joe Christopher and Bob Oldis attended ceremonies at PNC Park in Pittsburgh to mark the 50th anniversary of the team's 1960 World Series victory.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #47
January 17, 2023 from Greg Morris Cards - Los Angeles, CA
On the evening of January 8th, I found myself sitting in Terminal C of the Philadelphia International Airport waiting to board my flight to Dallas. Earlier that day, I had enjoyed watching our oldest son Doug at a winter track meet as he pole vaulted for his high school. I was in a good mood despite the the fact that like most flights that day, my flight had been delayed. This was for a work trip, and I was doing my best to stay positive and keep myself in the post-holiday happiness hangover that had lingered into the year's second week. eBay seller Greg Morris Cards, based out of Los Angeles, somehow seems to post cards from various vintage baseball card set breaks on a weekly basis, with the cards typically all in fantastic condition. With time to kill, knowing that bidding on baseball cards was a surefire good mood sustainer, and having only 40 cards so far for our 1969 Topps set, I pleasantly passed the time by bidding on 62 commons, all with no previous bidders, and all ending within the next 30 hours.
The Card / Giants Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
1969 Season
Gibbon began the season in the Giants' bullpen making it into 16 games and going 1-3 with a 3.60 ERA in 20 innings pitched. He recorded a pair of saves for the Giants. On June 10th, he was dealt back to the Pirates for another effective reliever, Ron Kline (#243). Gibbon was fantastic for the Pirates, getting into 35 games and pitching to a 1.93 ERA over 51 1/3 innings, and adding nine saves. For the season he was 6-4 with a 2.40 ERA and 11 saves.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1960 Topps #512
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (12): 1960-1970, 1972
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1978 TCMA The 1960s I #219
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 42 in the Beckett online database as of 2/3/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR
January 17, 2023 from Greg Morris Cards - Los Angeles, CA
On the evening of January 8th, I found myself sitting in Terminal C of the Philadelphia International Airport waiting to board my flight to Dallas. Earlier that day, I had enjoyed watching our oldest son Doug at a winter track meet as he pole vaulted for his high school. I was in a good mood despite the the fact that like most flights that day, my flight had been delayed. This was for a work trip, and I was doing my best to stay positive and keep myself in the post-holiday happiness hangover that had lingered into the year's second week. eBay seller Greg Morris Cards, based out of Los Angeles, somehow seems to post cards from various vintage baseball card set breaks on a weekly basis, with the cards typically all in fantastic condition. With time to kill, knowing that bidding on baseball cards was a surefire good mood sustainer, and having only 40 cards so far for our 1969 Topps set, I pleasantly passed the time by bidding on 62 commons, all with no previous bidders, and all ending within the next 30 hours.
The next afternoon, while on a break at our work conference in the Hilton Anatole, I checked on the auctions, noting I had been outbid on a few, but was still the high bidder for most of the 62 cards. That night, as auctions were close to ending, and as I was enjoying a few adult beverages at the fine Rodeo Goat establishment across the street from the Hilton, my Apple Watch began vibrating every few seconds as I was outbid on dozens of auctions. When the dust had settled, I had won 24 new cards at an average price of about $2.50 per card. This Gibbon card was only $2.22, and arrived a week after I had made the return trip home from Dallas.
The Card / Giants Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
Gibbon was likely photographed by Topps during spring training in 1967 with photos from that session ending up on his 1968 and 1969 Topps cards. On the back, his fantastic 1959 season, mentioned above, gets celebrated in cartoon form along with his 158 strikeouts from that year. And while his 1.58 ERA from 1968 is impressive, it came in 29 games and 40 innings pitched. Closer Frank Linzy (#345) made 57 appearances, pitching 95 1/3 innings and had a 2.08 ERA.
Accuracy Index: It's a solid five for Topps and Gibbon here for appearing in a Giants uniform, although he'd find himself back with the Pirates by mid-June 1969.
1969 Season
Gibbon began the season in the Giants' bullpen making it into 16 games and going 1-3 with a 3.60 ERA in 20 innings pitched. He recorded a pair of saves for the Giants. On June 10th, he was dealt back to the Pirates for another effective reliever, Ron Kline (#243). Gibbon was fantastic for the Pirates, getting into 35 games and pitching to a 1.93 ERA over 51 1/3 innings, and adding nine saves. For the season he was 6-4 with a 2.40 ERA and 11 saves.
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First Mainstream Card: 1960 Topps #512
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (12): 1960-1970, 1972
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1978 TCMA The 1960s I #219
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 42 in the Beckett online database as of 2/3/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog
1965 Topps Blog
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