Kirk Gibson

Retired

High Level

MLB

Years

1978-1995 (1979-1995)

Proper Name

Kirk Harold Gibson

Positions

OF (1359) ... LF (477) ... RF (456) ... DH (327) ... CF (325) ... P (27)

Height / Weight

6-3 / 215

Bats / Throws

Left / Left

Birthdate

May 28,1957 Age: 69.102

Place

Pontiac, Michigan Flags

High School

Waterford-Kettering (Waterford,MI)

Colleges

Michigan State University (East Lansing,MI)

Drafted/Signed

1978-1-12-Detroit Tigers

Signing Bonus

$ 150,000

MLB Debut

September 8,1979

Contract Info

1995-1995 ($1.3m)

MLBAM ID

114752

Retrosheet#

gibsk001

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Father of Cam Gibson ... Played Wide Receiver for Michigan State football team [1978] 1st Round Draft Pick (#12 overall) by the Detroit Tigers [1984] World Series Champion with Detroit Tigers [1988] World Series Champion with Los Angeles Dodgers [1994] Inducted into the Michigan State University Athletics Hall of Fame

MLB Batting Logs

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

MLB Batting Splits

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Career

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