World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals; he was 0-for-2 before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning. His only other appearance in the series was defensively in the ninth inning of Game 7, which the Cardinals won, 7–2. 1968 On June 23, 1968, Gibson went 4-for-4 against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park. All four hits came against two of baseball's greatest knuckleball pitchers, Wilbur Wood and Hoyt Wilhelm. On August 3, Gibson played two innings at first base, the only defensive appearance of his MLB career at a position other than catcher. For the season, Gibson batted .225 with three home runs and 20 RBIs in 76 games played. 1969 Gibson enjoyed his best season in 1969, when he posted career highs in games played (85), batting average (.251), hits (72), runs (21), home runs (3) and RBIs (27), as he platooned with Jerry Moses and Tom Satriano. During spring training prior to the 1970 season, Gibson's contract was sold to the San Francisco Giants. In his three seasons with the Red Sox, Gibson batted .232 with seven home runs and 62 RBIs in 210 MLB games played. San Francisco Giants Gibson spent all of 1970 and 1971 with San Francisco in a backup role, along with five games in 1972 when he also played for the Triple-A Phoenix Giants. In his three seasons with San Francisco, Gibson batted .210 with one home run and 16 RBIs in 54 MLB games played. Prior to the start of the 1973 season, Gibson retired. Overall, in a six-season MLB career, Gibson was a .228 hitter (181-for-794) with eight home runs and 78 RBI in 264 games played, including 49 runs, 34 doubles, four triples, and two stolen bases. Later years Gibson had resided in Swansea, Massachusetts, since 1982, and died there at age 69 after a long illness, on the same day that his 1967 Red Sox manager, Dick Williams, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. References Further reading External links , or Retrosheet Russ Gibson biography from Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) 1939 births 2008 deaths Baseball players from Massachusetts Boston Red Sox players Cape Cod Baseball League players (pre-modern era) Corning Red Sox players Falmouth Commodores players Lafayette Red Sox players Major League Baseball catchers Phoenix Giants players Pittsfield Red Sox players Raleigh Capitals players San Francisco Giants players Seattle Rainiers