He would sometimes bat 8th in the lineup ahead of Dal
by OldIrishFan (2020-10-03 10:52:44)

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Maxwell. I think he hit 5 home runs one season.

Actually, that never occurred
by Cheg80  (2020-10-03 14:20:56)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

According to Baseball Reference, Gibson started 482 major league games and was in the 9 hole for everyone of them.

Now, he may have pinch hit for Maxwell a few times, I'd buy that.

He hit 5 homers in a season twice, in 1965 and 1972, and hit a total of 24 over his career (plus one each in the 1967 and 1968 World Series).