George Gibson (baseball)
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Born: July 22, 1880 London, Ontario |
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Died: January 25, 1967 (aged 86) London, Ontario |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 2, 1905, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
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| August 20, 1918, for the New York Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .236 | ||
| Home runs | 15 | ||
| Runs batted in | 345 | ||
| Games managed | 759 | ||
| Managerial record | 413–344 | ||
| Winning % | .546 | ||
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George C. Gibson (July 22, 1880 – January 25, 1967), nicknamed Mooney, was a Canadian professional baseball player, coach, scout and manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1918 during a period in baseball history known as the Dead-ball era. Gibson spent the majority of his athletic career with the Pittsburgh Pirates before serving as a player-coach for the New York Giants for his final two seasons. He later became a minor league manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs before returning to the major leagues as a manager for the Pirates and the Chicago Cubs.
Gibson was regarded as one of the National League's premier catchers because of his impressive defensive skills and his strong, accurate throwing arm. He was also known for his smart pitch-calling and his ability to hold runners on base. His reputation as a defensive stand out is enhanced because of the era in which he played. In the deadball era, catchers played a huge defensive role, given the large number of bunts and stolen base attempts, as well as the difficulty of handling the spitball pitchers who dominated pitching staffs. He had to catch every type of pitch imaginable, such as shine balls, spitballs, knuckleballs, and emory balls. Gibson was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1958 and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987.
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