American baseball player, broadcaster, and manager (born 1957)
Baseball player
Kirk Gibson
Gibson in 2017
Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1957-05-28) May 28, 1957 (age 66) Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 8, 1979, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
August 10, 1995, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average
.268
Home runs
255
Runs batted in
870
Managerial record
353–375
Winning %
.485
Teams
As player
Detroit Tigers (1979–1987)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1988–1990)
Kansas City Royals (1991)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1992)
Detroit Tigers (1993–1995)
As manager
Arizona Diamondbacks (2010–2014)
As coach
Detroit Tigers (2003–2005)
Arizona Diamondbacks (2007–2010)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (1984, 1988)
NL MVP (1988)
ALCS MVP (1984)
Silver Slugger Award (1988)
NL Manager of the Year (2011)
Kirk Harold Gibson (born May 28, 1957) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager. He is currently a color commentator for the Detroit Tigers on Bally Sports Detroit and a special assistant for the Tigers. Gibson spent most of his career with the Detroit Tigers, but also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted and threw left-handed.
While with the Dodgers, Gibson was named the National League MVP in 1988. During his career, he hit two dramatic home runs in the World Series, each one coming against an eventual Hall of Fame relief pitcher. With the Tigers in 1984, he clinched the title in Game 5 with a three-run homer off Goose Gossage, who had refused to walk him with a base open. With the Dodgers in 1988, Gibson faced closer Dennis Eckersley in the ninth inning of the first game and hit a pinch-hit walk-off home run—often described as one of the most exciting moments in World Series history.[1] He was named to the All-Star team twice as a reserve, in 1985 and 1988, but declined the invitation both times.[2]
Following his retirement as a player, he spent five seasons as a television analyst in Detroit and then became a coach for the Tigers in 2003. He became the Diamondbacks' bench coach in 2007 and was promoted to interim manager in 2010 following the mid-season dismissal of A. J. Hinch. On October 4, 2010, the Diamondbacks removed the "interim" label, naming Gibson their manager for the 2011 season.[3] He served as the Diamondbacks' manager until September 26, 2014.[4] Gibson returned to the broadcast booth in 2015 as a part-time commentator for Tigers TV broadcasts, and was named a regular television analyst for the Tigers in 2019.[5]
^"Dodgers Scout Helped Gibson Hit Historic Limp-Off Homer". The Huffington Post. October 16, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
^Pouliot, Matthew (July 13, 2011). "Kirk Gibson twice turned down the All-Star Game". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^McManaman, Bob. "Arizona Diamondbacks name Kirk Gibson manager." Article in the 'Arizona Republic' on October 4, 2010. [1]
^Major League Baseball [@MLB] (September 26, 2014). "The @Dbacks relieve manager Kirk Gibson and bench coach Alan Trammell of their duties" (Tweet). Retrieved May 4, 2017 – via Twitter.
^Beck, Jason (January 15, 2019). "Gibson, Morris join Tigers broadcasting team". mlb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
Kirk Harold Gibson (born May 28, 1957) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager. He is currently a color commentator for the...
for the Game 1 pinch-hit walk-off home run by star Dodgers outfielder KirkGibson, who did not start because of injuries to both legs yet hit the winning...
steady glove-work. And of course there was "Mr. Clutch", right-fielder KirkGibson, who had a break-out year with 27 home runs, 29 stolen bases, 91 RBIs...
some big years in New York (36 HRs, 101 RBIs in 1989). The image of KirkGibson with his arms raised above his head after hitting a 3-run home run in...
Series is remembered for the iconic home run by the Los Angeles Dodgers' KirkGibson with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 1. The Dodgers...
victory, the Tigers proved unable to build on their success. The team lost KirkGibson to free agency in the offseason, but still spent much of 1988 in first...
of the most memorable home runs of all time by their star outfielder KirkGibson coming off the bench, despite having injuries to both knees, to pinch-hit...
alongside color commentator KirkGibson, replacing play-by-play commentator Josh Lewin. In 2003, Rod Allen replaced Gibson, who was named the Tigers' bench...
history to hit 20+ home runs and steal 20+ bases in the same season. (KirkGibson was the other, while Curtis Granderson and Robbie Grossman later joined...
Parrish, shortstop Alan Trammell, second baseman Lou Whitaker, outfielder KirkGibson, and manager Sparky Anderson, played a notable role in turning the Tigers...
fielder KirkGibson with two runners on and first base open. On the second pitch, Gossage and the Padres would regret that decision as Gibson homered...
the heavily favored New York Mets and Oakland Athletics along the way. KirkGibson carried the Dodger offense, winning the National League Most Valuable...
Morris John Keating Ray Lane 2002 KirkGibson Lance Parrish 2001 Josh Lewin Frank Beckmann KirkGibson Al Kaline 2000 KirkGibson, Tom Paciorek Al Kaline...
followed by an improbable World Championship in 1988, highlighted by KirkGibson's walk-off homerun in Game 1 of the World Series, which was voted by the...
both Game 4 (5–4 in 12 innings) and Game 5 (7–4). Dodgers outfielder KirkGibson hit home runs in both games, including the game-winning dinger in the...
Beginning in the top half of the sixth, however, Detroit staged a comeback. KirkGibson hit a home run that inning, and then Heath ripped an RBI single in the...
Smith in Game 5 of the 1985 National League Championship Series, by KirkGibson in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, and by Kirby Puckett in Game 6 of...
most memorable moment of the series came in Game 1, when injured Dodger KirkGibson hit a dramatic pinch-hit walk-off home run off Athletics closer Dennis...
the media. He declared KirkGibson "the next Mickey Mantle," which he later acknowledged may have put too much pressure on Gibson early in his career. He...
Kinsler 257 228 Bob Allison 256 Larry Parrish 256 Vada Pinson 256 231 KirkGibson 255 Adam LaRoche 255 John Mayberry 255 John Olerud 255 Salvador Pérez...
Lamont Torey Lovullo Sam Perlozzo Casey Stengel Ron Washington Eric Wedge KirkGibson Other Mud Hens players of note: Billy Beane, three-time Sporting News...
the primary color commentator, with occasional fill-ins by Dan Petry, KirkGibson, Todd Jones, and the new hire of Carlos Peña. On the radio side, play-by-play...
winning percentage for any fulltime Diamondback manager in history (.420). KirkGibson managed the next five seasons before being fired in 2014; he was replaced...
All-Star; 1976 AL ERA Leader; 1976 AL Rookie of the Year Tito Fuentes (1962) KirkGibson (1978) 1986 NL Most Valuable Player; 2011 NL Manager of the Year Curtis...
thrown by Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley to former Dodger KirkGibson, recalling Gibson's game-winning home run off Eckersley in Game 1 of the 1988 World...
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