George \u201cMooney\u201d Gibson was a standout catcher on his hometown London squad in the 1901 Canadian League, before he inked a deal with the Eastern League\u2019s Montreal Royals in 1904. In the middle of the 1905 campaign, the Pittsburgh Pirates purchased the rights to Gibson from the Royals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Le receveur au bras puissant jouera 12 saisons dans la ville de l\u2019acier et deviendra l\u2019un des meilleurs joueurs d\u00e9fensifs de sa position. En 1909, il a jou\u00e9 133 matchs cons\u00e9cutifs (un record des Ligues majeures \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque) et a men\u00e9 la Ligue dans la moyenne d\u00e9fensive et les retraits. Gibson a d\u2019ailleurs limit\u00e9 le rapide et dangereux Ty Cobb \u00e0 seulement deux vols de buts au cours de leur conqu\u00eate de la S\u00e9rie mondiale de 1909 contre les Tigers de D\u00e9troit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1914, Gibson hit a career-high .285 for the Pirates. He would play two more seasons in Pittsburgh before being claimed on waivers by the New York Giants in 1916. In all, the gritty Canadian catcher played 1,213 games in parts of 14 major league seasons. After retiring as a player, he would manage the Pirates from 1920 to 1923 and again from 1932 to 1934. In between, he would manage the Chicago Cubs in 1925. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Statistiques en carri\u00e8re dans les Ligues majeures<\/p>\n\n\n\n