Norwood Gibson

Norwood Ringold Gibson [Gibby] (March 11, 1877 – July 7, 1959) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Boston Americans between and . Listed at , 165 lb., Gibson batted and threw right-handed. A native of Peoria, Illinois, he went to college at the University of Notre Dame.

After college, he played for several minor league baseball teams and coached the Bradley Polytechnic Institute baseball team in 1901. During that time he was signed by the Cincinnati Reds but never got an opportunity to play an official game for the Reds. His second season was much better, when he recorded 17 wins, 112 strikeouts, a 2.21 ERA and 273.0 innings, all career-highs, as his .592 winning percentage ranked him seventh between American League pitchers. The next two years, his playing time was limited by arm injuries. He retired after the 1906 season.

In a four-season career, Gibson posted a 34–32 record with 258 strikeouts and a 2.93 ERA in 85 appearances, including 72 starts, 56 complete games, three shutouts, 12 games finished, and 609.0 innings of work.

Gibson died in his homeland of Peoria, Illinois, at the age of 82.