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Proper Name
Kirk Harold Gibson
High Level
MLB (1979-1995)
Positions
OF (1359) ... LF (477) ... RF (456) ... DH (327) ... CF (325) ... P (27)
Ht / Wt
6-3 / 215
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
age
66.189
place
Pontiac,Michigan
High School
Waterford-Kettering (Waterford,MI)
colleges
Michigan State University (East Lansing,MI),
Signing Bonus
$ 150,000
draft posit
OF
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
DET [13] LAN [3] PIT [1] KCA [1]
TBC#
11862
mlbam id
114752
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1979-1995].268.81057989851553255870284
Speed
87
Power
85
Contact
30
XBH
76
RBIs
73
Runs
74
Hitting
59
Durability
57
Team
.546
Player Tags
Player Notes:  Father of Cam Gibson ... [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 ... [1999] Inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
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year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
1995 1995-04-07 DET MLB Signed to #-year contract for 1995-1995 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 37.314
1994 1994-10-28 1995-04-07 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 37.153
1994 1994-02-04 1994-10-28 DET MLB Signed to #-year contract for 1994-1994 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 36.252
1993 1993-11-05 1994-02-04 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 36.161
1993 1993-02-10 1993-11-05 DET MLB Signed to #-year contract for 1993-1993 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 35.258
1992 1992-05-05 1993-02-10 -- -- Released by Pirates Hist -- No 34.342
1992 1992-03-10 1992-05-05 PIT MLB Traded from Kansas City Royals to Pittsburgh Pirates for Neal Heaton Hist -- No 34.286
1990 1990-12-01 1992-03-10 KCA MLB Signed to #-year contract for 1990-1990 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 33.187
1990 1990-11-05 1990-12-01 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 33.161
1990 1990-03-31 1990-06-02 LAN MLB DL - Recovery from left hamstring surgery Injury -- No 32.307
1989 1989-07-23 1989-10-08 LAN MLB DL - Strained left hamstring Injury -- No 32.056
1989 1989-04-26 1989-05-23 LAN MLB DL - Strained left hamstring Injury -- No 31.333
1988 1988-01-29 1989-04-26 LAN MLB Signed to #-year contract for 1988-1988 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 30.245
1988 1988-01-22 1988-01-29 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 30.238
1987 1987-03-20 1987-05-05 DET MLB DL - Strained rib cage Injury -- No 29.296
1986 1986-04-23 1986-06-02 DET MLB DL - Sprained left ankle *Turned his foot on 1b* Injury -- No 28.330
1986 1986-01-08 1986-04-23 DET MLB Signed to #-year contract for 1986-1986 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 28.225
1985 1985-11-12 1986-01-08 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 28.168
1982 1982-07-11 1982-10-08 DET MLB DL - Sprained left wrist *Aggravated wrist during batting practice* Injury -- No 25.044
1980 1980-06-18 1980-10-06 DET MLB DL - Left wrist surgery *Swinging at a pitch* Injury -- No 23.021
1979 1979-04-13 1979-05-21 DET MLB DL - Knee Injury -- No 21.320
1978 1978-06-06 1979-04-13 DET MLB Signed out of draft (Michigan State) Hist -- No 21.009
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